Debian bug report logs - #1110
tar coredumps when given incorrect arguments

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From: richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard J Kettlewell)
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Subject: tar coredumps when given incorrect arguments

Package: tar
Version: 1.11.8
Revision: 1
Libc: 4.6.27 [debian revision 5]
Kernel: 1.2.11 [compiled from source-1.2.11-0.deb]

tar either coredumps, gives the right error or gives the wrong error
depending on the ordering of its arguments:-

Script started on Fri Jul 14 23:57:13 1995
sfere:src$ tar xfz
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
sfere:src$ tar xzf
tar: option requires an argument -- f
Try `tar --help' for more information.
sfere:src$ tar fxz
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
sfere:src$ tar fzx
tar: You must specify one of the r, c, t, x, or d options
Try `tar --help' for more information.
sfere:src$ tar zxf
tar: option requires an argument -- f
Try `tar --help' for more information.
sfere:src$ tar zfx
tar: You must specify one of the r, c, t, x, or d options
Try `tar --help' for more information.
sfere:src$ exit

Script done on Fri Jul 14 23:57:41 1995

md5sum /bin/tar says:-
507d90413804d16f89b9d01c4449d611  /bin/tar

ttfn/rjk