|--==> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org> writes:
SJT> How about --use-compress-program=bzip2
That's a good idea, thanks Steve.
SJT> (perhaps with --compress or --uncompress, but I think they're
SJT> unnecessary)?
No, you wouldn't use those, they mean to use the compression program
'compress'.
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| `--compress'
| `--uncompress'
| `-Z'
| `tar' will use the `compress' program when reading or writing the
| archive. This allows you to directly act on archives while saving
| space. .
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