This is a patch file for GNU "tar" 1.26. In the past, GNU "tar" allowed the use of wildcards. For example, the following command would extract 'C' source files from the specified "tar" file: tar xvf foo.tar \*.c Since release 1.15.91, this feature is disabled by default. This patch restores the original mode of operation. --- tar-1.28.old/src/tar.c +++ tar-1.28/src/tar.c @@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ /* Set some default option values. */ args.textual_date = NULL; - args.wildcards = default_wildcards; + args.wildcards = enable_wildcards; args.matching_flags = 0; args.include_anchored = EXCLUDE_ANCHORED; args.o_option = false;