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@@ -1,8 +1,35 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2008-10-30
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2009-03-05
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 
-version 1.20.91 (CVS)
+version 1.22 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2009-03-05
+
+* Support for xz compression
+
+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 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 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.
+
+
+version 1.21 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2008-12-27
 
 * New short option -J
 
@@ -42,7 +69,7 @@ control type of archive members affected by them.  The flags are:
  - h  
    Apply transformation to hard link targets.
 
-Corresponding upper-case letters negate the flag meaning, so that
+Corresponding upper-case letters negate the meaning, so that
 `H' means ``do not apply transformation to hard link targets.''
 
 The scope flags are listed in the third part of an `s' expression,