Documented --pax-option

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 GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes.
 GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes.

-Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
+Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 


@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ version 1.13.92
   extracts the first occurrence of `filename' from `archive'
   and terminates without scanning to the end of the archive.
 
   extracts the first occurrence of `filename' from `archive'
   and terminates without scanning to the end of the archive.
 

+* New option --pax-option allows to control the handling of POSIX
+  keywords in `pax' extended headers. It is equivalent to `pax'
+  -o option.
+  

 * Removed obsolete command line options:
 ** --absolute-paths superseded by --absolute-names
 ** --block-compress is not needed any longer
 * Removed obsolete command line options:
 ** --absolute-paths superseded by --absolute-names
 ** --block-compress is not needed any longer