From:	"A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: djtar
Date:	Mon, 07 Jul 1997 14:11:22 -0400
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Jon Berry wrote:
> 
> DJTAR (I got djgpp v2) doesn't seem to support long filenames by
> default.  It does have some command-line options, but I wasn't
> able to find the DJTAR command in info.  Are long filenames
> supported by one of these options?  If not, does anybody have a
> free tar utility that supports long filenames?  I have spent some
> time at the "TAR/GZIP" home page, but the free Windows95 utilities
> I saw there either didn't work or weren't in the advertised locations.
> thanks,

set LFN=y in djgpp.env. i have found djtar to be the most versatile
untar program among the ones i have tried.

	-- Sinan

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