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Re: git-archive and tar options

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
Jul 18, 2011, 20:50 UTC
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<4E249C94.3040002@lsrfire.ath.cx>
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Am 18.07.2011 20:13, schrieb Neal Kreitzinger:
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> HEAD:$subdir worked on my bare repo.  I ran it for each transformant
> pathspec and then combined the archives with tar --catenate:
> 
> # git archive --format=tar --prefix=myWeb/myRoot/myAPP/Templates/
> HEAD:WebPortal/Templates/ >myAPP.myTag.tar
> # git archive --format=tar --prefix=opt/mySTUFF/v01/SCRIPTS/
> HEAD:SCRIPTS/ >SCRIPTS.tar
> # tar --file=myAPP.myTag.tar -A SCRIPTS.tar
> 
> However, the permissions also need to change to 777 and tar --mode would
> not effect this in combination with --catenation or -x.  Is there a way
> I can change the permissions without having to untar->chmod->retar, and
> without having to use a non-bare repo as an intermediary?

You can use the configuration setting tar.umask to affect the permissions of the archive entries. Set it to 0 to pass the permission bits from the repo unchanged.

René
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  1. Neal KreitzingerJul 13, 2011
  2. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  3. René ScharfeJul 14, 2011
  4. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  5. René ScharfeJul 14, 2011
  6. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  7. Jakub NarebskiJul 14, 2011
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2011
  9. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2011
  11. René ScharfeJul 15, 2011
  12. Neal KreitzingerJul 18, 2011
  13. René ScharfeJul 18, 2011
  14. Jakub NarebskiJul 14, 2011
  15. Neal KreitzingerJul 18, 2011
  16. René ScharfeJul 18, 2011
  17. Neal KreitzingerJul 19, 2011
  18. René ScharfeJul 19, 2011
  19. Neal KreitzingerJul 21, 2011
  20. Neal KreitzingerJul 21, 2011
  21. Andreas SchwabJul 14, 2011
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