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.
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