X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-498206.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:16:18 +0100 X-Spam-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:16:18 +0100 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 85.236.127.235 X-Return-Path: prvs=1471dd49a0=killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: <88A93D0EBE3347F781BD7E3C6774C53F@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Cygwin List" Subject: tar deletes .exe files on extraction Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 03:16:14 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com If you extract a tar.gz file with an executable file and an excitable file of the same name but with the .exe extension on extract the .exe file is inexplicably deleted. e.g. tar -xvzf test.tar.gz mydir/myexe.exe mydir/myexe ls myddir myexe rm -rf mydir; tar -xvzf test.tar.gz; mydir/myexe.exe mydir/myexe.exe ls myddir myexe.exe rm -rf mydir; tar -xvzf test.tar.gz; mydir/myexe mydir/myexe ls myddir myexe This happens with:- tar (GNU tar) 1.22 CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 blade14 1.7.0(0.212/5/3) 2009-07-24 09:59 i686 Cygwin -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple