X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=dd451833f17ad13b011f3222524821ea7a133eef;hb=a35935e973d4d0c6c16371c9aa661e11582e0c46;hp=bb9b66c257434a67495f85e940907a1c05cda982;hpb=aa7476a68e16f80c4c6011817ceb2fcf4d7774b4;p=chaz%2Ftar

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bb9b66c..dd45183 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ for example, while comparing `tar cv' and `tar tv' outputs.
 ** New incremental snapshot file format keeps information about file names 
 as well as that about directories.
 
+** Option --checkpoint takes an optional argument specifying the number
+of records between the two successive checkpoints.   Optional dot
+starting the argument intructs tar to print dots instead of textual
+checkpoints. 
+
 
 version 1.15.90 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2006-02-19