Feature request : dtar append mode
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 200
- Forks
- 85
- Avg merge
- 3d 21h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 2
Description
When one runs dtar inside Slurm for instance, and when the allocated time is not sufficient, the tar file is not complete.
I would be happy to have some append mode, where repeating the same command exactly would complete the tar.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating dtar's command-line handling and archive-writing entry points, then determine how a repeated invocation could preserve and continue incomplete output under Slurm time limits. The issue provides no file or test names, so completion criteria and regression coverage will need to be established from the existing dtar behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli, distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100