GNU tar compatibility: Add `-g` / `--listed-incremental=FILE`
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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- 49
- Forks
- 13
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Description
This issue tracks a missing GNU tar compatibility feature.
Phase: Incremental Archives
High-level task: Add -g / --listed-incremental=FILE
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Rust CLI option parsing and the incremental archive handling, then compare the required behavior with GNU tar. Done means the -g and --listed-incremental=FILE options work with compatible incremental archives and have coverage for their expected behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100