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+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2010-02-25
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-version 1.22.90 (Git)
+version 1.22.91 (Git)
* Record size autodetection
an existing file, starting with `/' or `.'. In the latter
case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
+* Environment of --to-command script.
+
+The environment passed to the --to-command script is extended with
+the following variables:
+
+ TAR_VERSION GNU tar version number
+ TAR_ARCHIVE The name of the archive
+ TAR_VOLUME Ordinal number of the volume
+ TAR_FORMAT Format of the archive
+ TAR_BLOCKING_FACTOR Current blocking factor
+
* Bugfixes
** Fix handling of hard link targets by -c --transform.
** Fix hard links recognition with -c --remove-files.
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