Allow for size suffixes in -L and --record-size options.

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-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2010-03-28
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2010-07-16
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
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+version 1.23.90 - (Git)
 
 * The --full-time option.
 
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ update of an archive:
 
 This did not work in previous versions, in spite of what the docs said.  
 
+** --record-size and --tape-length (-L) options
+
+Usual size suffixes are allowed for these options.  For example,
+-L10k stands for a 10 kilobyte tape length. 
+
 ** Fix dead loop on extracting existing symlinks with the -k option.
 
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