-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2009-03-04
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2009-03-05
Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
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-version 1.21.90 (CVS)
+version 1.22 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2009-03-05
* Support for xz compression
-Tar uses xz for compression if at least one of the following
-conditions is met:
+Tar uses xz for compression if one of the following conditions is met:
1. The option --xz or -J (see below) is used.
2. The xz binary is set as compressor using --use-compress-program option.
3. The file name of the archive being created ends in `.xz' and
auto-compress option (-a) is used.
-Xz is used for decompression if at least one of the following
-conditions is met:
+Xz is used for decompression if one of the following conditions is met:
1. The option --xz or -J is used.
2. The xz binary is set as compressor using --use-compress-program option.
3. The file is recognized as xz compressed stream data.
-* Short option -J
-
-The decision to assign -J option was taken just before the XZ format
-has been officially declared stable. Now, that stable xz tools are
-available, the -J option is re-assigned as a short equivalent of --xz.
+* Short option -J reassigned as a short equivalent of --xz
* New option -I
The -I option is assigned as a short equivalent for
--use-compress-program.
+* The --no-recursive option works in incremental mode.
+
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version 1.21 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2008-12-27