It appears that, without anyone noticing, the man page is correct in feisty. I'm closing this bug as it is unlikely to be back-ported to earlier releases. Thanks!
** Changed in: tar (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- manual page outdated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/77974 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs