Hello, > $ gzip -cd snapshot.tar.gz | git-get-tar-commit-id not good enough. What he wants is: - user loads tar tree down from gitweb via the 'snapshot' button. - user extracts the tarball and types make - The output of the produced binary contains a unique identifier. Thomas - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html