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diff --git a/archivers/star/pkg-descr b/archivers/star/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index 2af715f36ddb..000000000000 --- a/archivers/star/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver. star -development started 1982, development is still in progress. The -current version is stable. - -Main advantages over other tar implementations: - fifo - Keeps the tape streaming. - pattern matcher - For a convenient user interface. - sophisticated diff - User tailorable interface for comparing tar - archives against file trees. - no namelen limitation - Pathnames up to 1024 Bytes may be archived. - deals with all 3 times - Stores/restores all 3 times of a file. - does not clobber files - More recent copies on disk will not be - clobbered from tape. - automatic byte swap - star automatically detects swapped archives. - automatic format detect - Automatically detects archive formats: - old tar, gnu tar, ansi tar, star. - fully ansi compatible - star is fully ANSI/Posix 1003.1 compatible. - -Author: Joerg Schilling <js@cs.tu-berlin.de> -Please mail bugs and suggestions to him. |