Re: [Bug-tar] file name with backslash is not archived

[Hugo Mildenberger]

>No, it is listed in the "Local file selection" section:
The misunderstanding stems from the -T constraint, not from the 
section it appears in:

 --no-unquote    do not unquote filenames read with -T
 --unquote          unquote filenames read with -T (default)


> Tar manual is distributed in the variety of formats, but "manpage"
> is not among them[1].

Duh, I should have known that GNU people abhor man pages. Sorry for that ...
Actually, "man -a tar" finds several of them in the same section. One outdated 
and one described as "lovingly updated" by Gentoo folks. The latter page 
actually  lists --unquote.