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diff --git a/doc/sqfs2tar.1 b/doc/sqfs2tar.1 index a999dff..b732d06 100644 --- a/doc/sqfs2tar.1 +++ b/doc/sqfs2tar.1 @@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ Print help text and exit. .TP \fB\-\-version\fR, \fB\-V\fR Print version information and exit. -.SH LIMITATIONS -To be compatible with as many tools as possible, the output format is POSIX tar -using pax extensions if necessary, so the tools you intend to use should -support the pax format. +.SH COMPATIBILITY +To be compatible with as many tools as possible, the output format is pre-POSIX +ustar archive using GNU extensions where necessary. This seems to be more +widely supported by many tar programs (besides GNU tar), even more than the +newer POSIX format and PAX extensions. It is not possible to store socket files in a tar or pax archive. Also, in the current implementation, all extended attribuates are lost. |