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@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@
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@set xref-blocking-factor @xref{Blocking Factor}
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@set pxref-blocking-factor @pxref{Blocking Factor}
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-@set op-bzip2 @kbd{--bzip2} (@kbd{--bunzip2})
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-@set ref-bzip2 @ref{gzip}
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-@set xref-bzip2 @xref{gzip}
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-@set pxref-bzip2 @pxref{gzip}
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-
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@set op-checkpoint @kbd{--checkpoint}
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@set ref-checkpoint @ref{verbose}
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@set xref-checkpoint @xref{verbose}
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@@ -1094,7 +1089,7 @@ device, such as a tape drive. However, some of the later examples in
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the tutorial and next chapter will not work on tape drives.
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Additionally, working with tapes is much more complicated than working
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with hard disks. For these reasons, the tutorial does not cover working
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-with tape drives. @xref{Media} for complete information on using
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+with tape drives. @xref{Media}, for complete information on using
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@code{tar} archives with tape drives.
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@FIXME{this is a cop out. need to add some simple tape drive info.}
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@@ -1431,7 +1426,7 @@ short forms. With short forms, if you type commands in the wrong order
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(even if you type them correctly in all other ways), you may end up with
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results you don't expect. For this reason, it is a good idea to get
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into the habit of typing options in the order that makes inherent sense.
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-@xref{short create} for more information on this.
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+@xref{short create}, for more information on this.
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In this example, you type the command as shown above: @samp{--create}
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is the operation which creates the new archive
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@@ -2518,17 +2513,6 @@ with the block number in the archive file. @FIXME-xref{}.
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Sets the blocking factor @code{tar} uses to @var{blocking} x 512 bytes per
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record. @FIXME-xref{}.
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-@item --bunzip2
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-
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-(See @samp{--bzip2}; @FIXME-pxref{}.)
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-
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-@item --bzip2
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-@itemx --bunzip2
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-@itemx --unbzip2
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-
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-This option tells @code{tar} to read or write archives through @code{bzip2}.
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-@FIXME-xref{}.
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-
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@item --checkpoint
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This option directs @code{tar} to print periodic checkpoint messages as it
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@@ -2881,10 +2865,6 @@ Sets the modification time of extracted files to the extraction time,
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rather than the modification time stored in the archive.
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@xref{Writing}.
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-@item --unbzip2
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-
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-(See @samp{--bzip2}; @FIXME-pxref{}.)
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-
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@item --uncompress
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(See @samp{--compress}; @FIXME-pxref{}.)
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@@ -3660,7 +3640,7 @@ The newest version of @file{blues} is now at the end of the archive
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(note the different creation dates and file sizes). If you extract
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the archive, the older version of the file @file{blues} will be
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overwritten by the newer version. You can confirm this by extracting
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-the archive and running @samp{ls} on the directory. @xref{Writing}
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+the archive and running @samp{ls} on the directory. @xref{Writing},
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for more information. (@emph{Please note:} This is the case unless
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you employ the @value{op-backup} option; @FIXME-ref{Multiple Members
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with the Same Name}.)
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@@ -3730,7 +3710,7 @@ updating it.
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(The reason @code{tar} does not overwrite the older file when updating
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it is because writing to the middle of a section of tape is a difficult
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-process. Tapes are not designed to go backward. @xref{Media} for more
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+process. Tapes are not designed to go backward. @xref{Media}, for more
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information about tapes.
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@value{op-update} is not suitable for performing backups for two
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@@ -3824,7 +3804,7 @@ from the target archive before each new archive is appended. If you use
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@code{cat} to combine the archives, the result will not be a valid
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@code{tar} format archive. If you need to retrieve files from an
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archive that was added to using the @code{cat} utility, use the
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-@value{op-ignore-zeros} option. @xref{Ignore Zeros} for further
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+@value{op-ignore-zeros} option. @xref{Ignore Zeros}, for further
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information on dealing with archives improperly combined using the
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@code{cat} shell utility.
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@@ -6767,10 +6747,6 @@ loose some compressibility. But this would have make recovering easier.
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So, there are pros and cons. We'll see!
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@table @kbd
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-@itemx --bzip2
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-@itemx --unbzip2
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-Filter the archive through @code{bzip2}. Otherwise like @value{op-gzip}.
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-
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@item -Z
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@itemx --compress
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@itemx --uncompress
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@@ -6803,9 +6779,6 @@ If there is no compress utility available, @code{tar} will report an error.
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@strong{Please note} that the @code{compress} program may be covered by
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a patent, and therefore we recommend you stop using it.
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-@value{op-bzip2} acts like @value{op-compress}, except that it uses
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-the @code{bzip2} utility.
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-
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@table @kbd
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@item --compress
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@itemx --uncompress
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Paul Eggert