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+version 1.16.2
+
+* Fix archivation of sparse files in posix mode. Previous versions padded
+ sparse members with spurious zero blocks.
+
+* Fix operation of --verify --listed-incremental. Version 1.16.1 produced
+ a full dump when both options were given.
+
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version 1.16.1
* New option --exclude-tag allows to specify "exclusion tag files", i.e.
- files the appearance of which in a directory means that the directory
- should not be archived.
+ files whose presence in a directory means that the directory should not
+ be archived.
* The --exclude-cache option excludes directories that contain the
CACHEDIR.TAG file from being archived. Previous versions excluded
- only the directory contents, while the directories themselves were
+ directory contents only, while the directories themselves were
still added to the archive.
* Support for reading ustar type 'N' header logical records has been removed.
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