[Gllug] Compiling Debian Woody (not)

[Jonathan Dye]

Nix wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Jonathan Dye mused:
>> Perhaps xjf would work better otherwise won't tar try and open an
>> archive called j?
> 
> No; f and similar options look at the *next parameter* for their
> filename. 

Blimey, it does.  I remember having problems with it doing just as I
suggested ages ago and since then I've always put the f last.  I guess I
must have done something else wrong and mistakenly thought it was order of
the options.  I'll remember that from now on, thanks.

JD

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