Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:08:08 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: PATCH: new djtar option
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Laurynas Biveinis wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 09:58:08PM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Wouldn't it be easier to allow djtar to skip files or directories
> > which have an empty mapping in the fnchange file?  The infrastructure
> > to do this is already in place, all that's missing is code to make it
> > work with fnchange files, not only interactively.
> 
> Of course. But it doesn't invalidate my patch, does it?

No, it doesn't.  But having to type long sequences of "-e foo -e bar" on 
the command line is a nuisance, especially given the limitations of the 
command-line length.  It would be nice to have that in the fnchange file.

Also, at least for skipping directories, you could use the same data 
structure used by djtar for mapping file names: there's already a 
provision there to skip files and directories.  It would make the code 
less complicated.

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