GNU tar compatibility: Add `--atime-preserve`
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 49
- Forks
- 13
- Avg merge
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Description
This issue tracks a missing GNU tar compatibility feature.
Phase: File Attributes
High-level task: Add --atime-preserve
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by researching GNU tar's --atime-preserve behavior and locating the command-line handling for compatibility options; done means the flag is supported with behavior matching the GNU tar expectation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100