lorty@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoTIL tar keeps permissions of the files and directories archived if possible.message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareTIL tar keeps permissions of the files and directories archived if possible.lorty@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLemmchen@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s a feature, not a bug. It’s an archive after all.
minus-squarelorty@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI just assumed that whenever it would be expanded that the contents would have the default permissions for that user. It’s actually a cool feature I just feel dumb for how long it took me to realize this was the issue.
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agothat can be done too. tarballed software normally doesn’t have permissions attached I think
minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s even a tape archiving tool. Just pretty much nobody uses it in the original way any more. Very much one of those “if it ain’t broke, don’t replace it” tools.
That’s a feature, not a bug. It’s an archive after all.
I just assumed that whenever it would be expanded that the contents would have the default permissions for that user.
It’s actually a cool feature I just feel dumb for how long it took me to realize this was the issue.
that can be done too. tarballed software normally doesn’t have permissions attached I think
It’s even a tape archiving tool. Just pretty much nobody uses it in the original way any more.
Very much one of those “if it ain’t broke, don’t replace it” tools.