New upstream version 1.10

[debian/gzip] / doc / gzip.texi

diff --git a/doc/gzip.texi b/doc/gzip.texi
index 195bab80512da89255d7fe40daa4b1907342f835..a7037aceca16e49e4a3bfec39f4f0d18bb924043 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/gzip.texi
+++ b/doc/gzip.texi
@@ -98,11 +98,16 @@ For example, if file names are limited to 14 characters, gzip.msdos.exe
 is compressed to gzi.msd.exe.gz.  Names are not truncated on systems
 which do not have a limit on file name length.
 
-By default, @command{gzip} keeps the original file name and timestamp in
-the compressed file.  These are used when decompressing the file with the
-@option{-N} option.  This is useful when the compressed file name was
-truncated or when the timestamp was not preserved after a file
-transfer.  However, due to limitations in the current @command{gzip} file
+By default, @command{gzip} keeps the original file name in the
+compressed file.  This can be useful when decompressing the file with
+@option{-N} if the compressed file name was truncated after a file
+transfer.
+
+If the original is a regular file, @command{gzip} by default keeps its
+timestamp in the compressed file.  This can be useful when
+decompressing the file with @option{-N} if the timestamp was not
+preserved after a file transfer.
+However, due to limitations in the current @command{gzip} file
 format, fractional seconds are discarded.  Also, timestamps must fall
 within the range 1970-01-01 00:00:01 through 2106-02-07 06:28:15
 @abbr{UTC}, and hosts whose operating systems use 32-bit timestamps
@@ -344,7 +349,8 @@ is the default when decompressing.
 
 @item --name
 @itemx -N
-When compressing, always save the original file name and timestamp; this
+When compressing, always save the original file name, and save
+the original timestamp if the original is a regular file; this
 is the default.  When decompressing, restore the original file name and
 timestamp if present.  This option is useful on systems which have
 a limit on file name length or when the timestamp has been lost after