>> > When 'tar' saves a translator, it must also save the file or
>> > directory underlying the translator, in case the translator wants
>> > to access it when run. The underlying node can be opened with
>> > O_NOTRANS.
>>
>> Do not forget, translators maybe stacked.
>
> That's not really relevant in the case of tar. If we are following
> the translator, we follow all the way down, as it were. If not, we
> just record the top one.
I do not understand why. Can you elaborate a bit?
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