Idea for tar feature (was: Re: Heads up: gtar gone from base system)

From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet_at_coitusmentis.info>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 02:30:00 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2005-03-27, Doug Barton scribbled these
curious markings:
> Given that "some examples" have already been implemented, I think we're 
> covered here. :)  If you want something more specific, you'll have to 
> provide a little more information.

Not from gtar, but rather OpenBSD's tar: the -s option, which allows you
to perform s/// replacements on archive paths. I've encountered a few
situations in the past where this would have saved me a bit of work. -s
doesn't seem to be in use in FreeBSD's tar, so it should be safe to use
it for this option, yes?

Should I submit a PR for this?

Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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