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diff --git a/doc/tar.texi b/doc/tar.texi
index 9d1072d..abfb7e9 100644
--- a/doc/tar.texi
+++ b/doc/tar.texi
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ document.  The rest of the menu lists all the lower level nodes.
 * Date input formats::
 * Formats::
 * Media::
+
+Appendices
+
+* Genfile::
 * Free Software Needs Free Documentation::
 * Copying This Manual::
 * Index::
@@ -339,6 +343,10 @@ Using Multiple Tapes
 * Multi-Volume Archives::       Archives Longer than One Tape or Disk
 * Tape Files::                  Tape Files
 
+GNU tar test suite
+
+* Genfile::
+
 Copying This Manual
 
 * GNU Free Documentation License::  License for copying this manual
@@ -4921,8 +4929,12 @@ using @option{--time} option (@pxref{Scripted Backups}).
 @end defvr
 
 @defvr {Backup variable} TAPE_FILE
-The device @command{tar} writes the archive to.  This device should be
-attached to the host on which the dump scripts are run.
+
+The device @command{tar} writes the archive to. If @var{TAPE_FILE}
+is a remote archive (@pxref{remote-dev}), backup script will suppose
+that your @command{mt} is able to access remote devices. If @var{RSH}
+(@pxref{RSH}) is set, @option{--rsh-command} option will be added to
+invocations of @command{mt}. 
 @end defvr
 
 @defvr {Backup variable} BLOCKING
@@ -4979,17 +4991,23 @@ A path to the file containing the list of the individual files to backup
 or restore. By default it is @file{/etc/backup/files}.
 @end defvr
 
-@defvr {Backup variable} RSH
+@defvr {Backup variable} MT
+
+Full file name of @command{mt} binary.
+@end defvr
 
-Path to @code{rsh} binary or its equivalent. You may wish to
+@defvr {Backup variable} RSH
+@anchor{RSH}
+Full file name of @command{rsh} binary or its equivalent. You may wish to
 set it to @code{ssh}, to improve security. In this case you will have
 to use public key authentication.
 @end defvr
 
 @defvr {Backup variable} RSH_COMMAND
 
-Path to rsh binary on remote mashines. This will be passed via
-@option{--rsh-command} option to the remote invocation of @GNUTAR{}.
+Full file name of @command{rsh} binary on remote mashines. This will
+be passed via @option{--rsh-command} option to the remote invocation
+of @GNUTAR{}. 
 @end defvr
 
 @defvr {Backup variable} VOLNO_FILE
@@ -5034,7 +5052,7 @@ this will just be some literal text.
 
 @defvr {Backup variable} TAR
 
-Pathname of the @GNUTAR{} executable. If this is not set, backup
+Full file name of the @GNUTAR{} executable. If this is not set, backup
 scripts will search @command{tar} in the current shell path.
 @end defvr
 
@@ -5473,6 +5491,7 @@ $ @kbd{cd sourcedir; tar -cf - . | (cd targetdir; tar -xf -)}
 
 @cindex Standard input and output
 @cindex tar to standard input and output
+@anchor{remote-dev}
 To specify an archive file on a device attached to a remote machine,
 use the following:
 
@@ -6707,7 +6726,7 @@ it issues a warning, as these time stamps are nonstandard and unportable.
 @cindex Storing archives in compressed format
 
 @GNUTAR{} is able to create and read compressed archives. It supports
-@command{gzip} and @command{bzip2} compression programms. For backward
+@command{gzip} and @command{bzip2} compression programs. For backward
 compatibilty, it also supports @command{compress} command, although
 we strongly recommend against using it, since there is a patent
 covering the algorithm it uses and you could be sued for patent
@@ -8803,6 +8822,10 @@ changeable feature.
 @appendix Free Software Needs Free Documentation
 @include freemanuals.texi
 
+@node Genfile
+@appendix Genfile
+@include genfile.texi
+
 @node Copying This Manual
 @appendix Copying This Manual