{
const char *extra_argv[MAX_EXTRA_ARGS];
int extra_argc = 0;
- const char *format = NULL; /* might want to default to "tar" */
+ const char *format = "tar";
const char *base = "";
int verbose = 0;
int i;
/* We need at least one parameter -- tree-ish */
if (argc - 1 < i)
usage(archive_usage);
- if (!format)
- die("You must specify an archive format");
if (init_archiver(format, ar) < 0)
die("Unknown archive format '%s'", format);