uutils/tar

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Rust implementation of tar

Stars: 49
Forks: 13
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 94
Avg merge: 5h 23m
Merged PRs (30d): 13

Dominant language: Rust
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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94 open issues indexed

Let utilities identify themselves as being part of uutils in `--help` and `--version` Open

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uutils/tar#273 · Opened May 1, 2026
TarError::Io returns exit code 2, GNU tar returns exit code 141 Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

uutils/tar#263 · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Extra binaries e.g. rmt Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#261 · 7 comments · Opened Apr 12, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--ignore-command-error` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#252 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--occurrence[=NUMBER]` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#251 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--backup[=CONTROL]` / `--suffix=STRING` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#250 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--rsh-command=COMMAND` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#249 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--force-local` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

uutils/tar#248 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--sort=ORDER` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

uutils/tar#247 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--selinux` / `--no-selinux` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

uutils/tar#246 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--acls` / `--no-acls` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#245 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--xattrs-include=MASK` / `--xattrs-exclude=MASK` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#244 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--xattrs` / `--no-xattrs` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#243 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-F` / `--info-script=NAME` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#242 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-L` / `--tape-length=NUMBER` Open

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uutils/tar#241 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--volno-file=FILE` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#240 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-M` / `--multi-volume` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#239 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--sparse-version=MINOR` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

uutils/tar#238 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-S` / `--sparse` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

uutils/tar#237 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-G` / `--incremental` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

uutils/tar#236 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-g` / `--listed-incremental=FILE` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#235 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-K` / `--starting-file=NAME` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

uutils/tar#234 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-V` / `--label=TEXT` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#233 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--warning=KEYWORD` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#232 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--show-omitted-dirs` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#231 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--show-defaults` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

uutils/tar#230 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-w` / `--interactive` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#229 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--checkpoint-action=ACTION` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#228 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--checkpoint[=N]` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

uutils/tar#227 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--totals` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#226 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--record-size=SIZE` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#225 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-B` / `--read-full-records` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#224 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-b` / `--blocking-factor=BLOCKS` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

uutils/tar#223 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Support interleaved `-C` with file arguments Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#222 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--verify` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#221 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-A` / `--concatenate` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#220 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--delete` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#219 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-d` / `--diff` / `--compare` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

uutils/tar#218 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-u` / `--update` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#217 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-r` / `--append` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 40/100

uutils/tar#216 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--show-transformed-names` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#215 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--transform=EXPRESSION` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

uutils/tar#214 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-P` / `--absolute-names` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

uutils/tar#213 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-l` / `--check-links` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#212 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--hard-dereference` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#211 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `-h` / `--dereference` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#210 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--delay-directory-restore` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

uutils/tar#209 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--atime-preserve` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#208 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--mode=CHANGES` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

uutils/tar#207 · Opened Apr 10, 2026
GNU tar compatibility: Add `--mtime=DATE-OR-FILE` Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

uutils/tar#206 · Opened Apr 10, 2026

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