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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2008-02-08 +GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2008-03-27 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org> @@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ of `--checkpoint-action' options can be specified, the actions will be executed in order of their appearance in the command line. See chapter 3.8 "Checkpoints" for a complete description. +* New options --no-check-device, --check-device. + +The `--no-check-device' option disables comparing device numbers during +preparatory stage of an incremental dump. This allows to avoid +creating full dumps if the device numbers change (e.g. when using an +LVM snapshot). + +The `--check-device' option enables comparing device numbers. This is +the default. This option is provided to undo the effect of the previous +`--no-check-device' option, e.g. if it was set in TAR_OPTIONS +environment variable. + * The --transform option. Any number of `--transform' options can be given in the command line. |