** `--disable-largefile' omits support for large files, even if the
operating system supports large files. Typically, large files are
-those larger on 2 GB on a 32-bit host.
+those larger than 2 GB on a 32-bit host.
* Installation hints
GNU `tar' is able to create archive in the following formats:
*** The format of UNIX version 7
- *** POSIX.1-1988 format, also known as "ustar format"
+ *** POSIX.1-1988 format, also known as "ustar format"
*** POSIX.1-2001 format, also known as "pax format"
*** Old GNU format (described below)
In addition to those, GNU `tar' is also able to read archives
-produced by `star' archiver.
+produced by `star' archiver.
A so called `Old GNU' format is based on an early draft of the
POSIX 1003.1 `ustar' standard which is different from the final
standard. It defines its extensions (such as incremental backups
and handling of the long file names) in a way incompatible with
any existing tar archive format, therefore the use of old GNU
-format is strongly discouraged.
+format is strongly discouraged.
Please read the file NEWS for more information about POSIX compliance
and new `tar' features.
* Copying
Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
- 2001, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU tar.
GNU tar is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
any later version.
GNU tar is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with tar; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
- the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
- Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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