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tar 1.13.25 socket bug


From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
Subject: tar 1.13.25 socket bug
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:39:10 +0200 (CEST)

When tar 1.13.25 encounters a hardlink to a socket, it attempts to package 
it, leading to an invalid tar file.

Test case:
cd /dev
ln log log2
tar cf foo.tar log log2 null

Patch attached.

LLaP
bero

Attachment: tar-1.13.25-sock.patch
Description: Patch


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