output file dir same to compress dir

[pingkui]

I want to compress all the file the current directory, output to the current directory; the result is that untar the tar file, it contains a tar file that has a same tar-filename.

[johnarok]

Hey! could you provide an example/steps to reproduce with what you expect to happen vs current situation.. refer this one for an example #22 (comment)

[weingart]

Unfortunately, I'm not particularly enthusiastic about supporting this use case. Reliably identifying the file you're archiving as being the same file you're writing to currently is usually hard to get right across all platforms.

A more reliable method is to ensure that the tar file you're creating is outside the directory tree you are archiving, and then moving the tar file into the final location. Is this an acceptable solution?

[johnarok]

Closing as there is no activity and there exists an alternate solution from @weingart