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[hyuri]

why does everyone insist on adding -v to the tar command line? in every computer on which I've untarred files, adding verbose output has greatly increased runtime. we're talking 200-300% on some large files. if you really want to know where everything goes, try a dry run using -t instead of -x!

oh well. suppose I should file that with the READMEs/HOWTOs/"tutorials" that don't explain what the specified options do.

Comments

[soltice.livejournal.com]

Aww, but it's really neat to watch the output fly by...

[hyuri.livejournal.com]

This is where I make a snarky comment about being easily amused, right?

[soltice.livejournal.com]

What? I don't go out, and I certainly don't date... I have to get my amusment somehow, right?

[hyuri.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure! But I much prefer getting to the actual compilation or whatever, the automated part, so I can read or something.

Unless it's a 2.5/2.6 kernel, in which case I get to the automated part so I can sleep. ^_^