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diff --git a/doc/tools.texi b/doc/tools.texi index 6b9a9fea5..a68976ce6 100644 --- a/doc/tools.texi +++ b/doc/tools.texi @@ -1846,6 +1846,8 @@ Put given files and directories into a vanilla ``ustar'' archive. @item --extract @opindex extract Extract all files from a vanilla ``ustar'' archive. +If no file name is given (or it is "-") the archive is taken from +stdin. @item --encrypt @itemx -e @@ -1857,7 +1859,8 @@ be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase. @item --decrypt @itemx -d @opindex decrypt -Extract all files from an encrypted archive. +Extract all files from an encrypted archive. If no file name is given +(or it is "-") the archive is taken from stdin. @item --sign @itemx -s @@ -1868,7 +1871,8 @@ encrypted archive. @item --list-archive @itemx -t @opindex list-archive -List the contents of the specified archive. +List the contents of the specified archive. If no file name is given +(or it is "-") the archive is taken from stdin. @item --symmetric @itemx -c |