Re: directory timestamps after restor

tom fogal <tfogal@...> writes:

> 
> <loom.20041107T194236-959@...>marzen writes:
> >hi,
> >
> >why arent timestamps of directories correctly restored ?
> >the timestamp of every directory is always the time of
> >extraction.
> 
> This would occur if the archive was both created and extracted with the
> '-p' option. I can't remember if hdup allows you to specify arbitrary
> tar options via the config file, but if not I'd bet it would be a
> simple hack to the source.
> 
> -tom
> 
> 


hi,

the -p option doesn't make a difference. actually the timestamps of directories 
are correctly restored. the only directories, which have the timestamps of 
extraction time, are the ones with symbolic links. from the tar documentation:

"Normally, when tar archives a symbolic link, it writes a block to the archive 
naming the target of the link. In that way, the tar archive is a faithful record 
of the filesystem contents. --dereference (-h) is used with --create (-c), and 
causes tar to archive the files symbolic links point to, instead of the links 
themselves. When this option is used, when tar encounters a symbolic link, it 
will archive the linked-to file, instead of simply recording the presence of a 
symbolic link." 

http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_chapter/tar_8.html#SEC122


so, this seems to be the default. i don't know how to turn it off, cause i like 
to have original timestamps of all files. ( my backup doesn't need to be 
portable and i don't have any broken links ;)

does anyone knows who to do that ?

greetz marzn