+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes.
+Copyright 1994, 1995-1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+version 1.13.5 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-20.
+
+* Do the delayed updates of file metadata even after a fatal error.
+
+version 1.13.4 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-20.
+
+* Do not chmod unless we are root or the -p option was given;
+ this matches historical practice.
+* Bug fixes.
+
+version 1.13.3 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-16.
+
+* A path name is excluded if any of its file name components matches an
+ excluded pattern, even if the path name was specified on the command line.
+* Bug fixes.
+
+version 1.13.2 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-14.
+
+* Bug reporting address changed to <bug-tar@gnu.org>.
+* Bug fixes.
+
+version 1.13.1 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-12.
+
+* Bug fixes.
+\f
+version 1.13 - Paul Eggert, 1999-07-08.
+
+* Support for large files, e.g. files larger than 2 GB on many 32-bit hosts.
+ Also, support for larger uids, device ids, etc.
+* Many bug fixes and porting fixes.
+* This release is only for fixes. A more ambitious test release,
+ with new features, is available as part of the paxutils. Please see:
+ http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/paxutils/
+ The fixes in this release are intended to be merged with paxutils
+ at some point, but they haven't been merged yet.
+* An interim GNU tar alpha had new --bzip2 and --ending-file options,
+ but they have been removed to maintain compatibility with paxutils.
+ Please try --use=bzip2 instead of --bzip2.
+\f
+Version 1.12 - François Pinard, 1997-04.
+
+Sensitive matters
+* Use shell globbing patterns for --label, instead of regular expressions.
+* Do not quote anymore internally over the quoting done by the shell.
+
+Output for humans
+* Offer internationalisation capabilities of most recent GNU gettext.
+* Messages available in many more languages, thanks to all translators!
+* Usage of ISO 8601 dates in listings, instead of local American dates.
+* More normalisation and cleanup in error messages.