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authorkientzle <kientzle@FreeBSD.org>2004-08-27 04:19:28 +0000
committerkientzle <kientzle@FreeBSD.org>2004-08-27 04:19:28 +0000
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Document the -O option's new behavior in the presence of -t.
MFC after: 3 days
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@@ -244,9 +244,11 @@ Do not recursively archive the contents of directories.
(c and r modes only)
Honor the nodump file flag by skipping this file.
.It Fl O
-(x mode only)
-Extracted files are written to standard out rather than
+(x, t modes only)
+In extract (-x) mode, files will be written to standard out rather than
being extracted to disk.
+In list (-t) mode, the file listing will be written to stderr rather than
+the usual stdout.
.It Fl o
(x mode only)
Use the user and group of the user running the program rather
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