Sergey Poznyakoff 19 years ago
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@@ -74,11 +74,20 @@ for example, while comparing `tar cv' and `tar tv' outputs.
 ** New incremental snapshot file format keeps information about file names 
 ** New incremental snapshot file format keeps information about file names 
 as well as that about directories.
 as well as that about directories.
 
 
-** Option --checkpoint takes an optional argument specifying the number
+** The --checkpoint option takes an optional argument specifying the number
 of records between the two successive checkpoints.   Optional dot
 of records between the two successive checkpoints.   Optional dot
 starting the argument intructs tar to print dots instead of textual
 starting the argument intructs tar to print dots instead of textual
 checkpoints. 
 checkpoints. 
 
 
+** The --totals option can be used with any tar operation (previous versions
+understood it only with --create).  If an argument to this option is
+given, it specifies the signal upon delivery of which the statistics
+is to be printed.  Both forms of this option (with and without
+argument) can be given to in a single invocation of tar.
+
+* Bug fixes
+** Detect attempts to update compressed archives.
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 version 1.15.90 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2006-02-19
 version 1.15.90 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2006-02-19