Ability to send directories, creating pax archive

[nncp.git] / doc / cmds.texi

diff --git a/doc/cmds.texi b/doc/cmds.texi
index 4247054b10a4c0b73f21fac3e583d52c05b5c125..7097e821648078f449bb8390606e7afb6006830c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/cmds.texi
+++ b/doc/cmds.texi
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ variable. Encryption is performed in AEAD mode with
 algorithms. Data is splitted on 128 KiB blocks. Each block is encrypted
 with increasing nonce counter.
 
 algorithms. Data is splitted on 128 KiB blocks. Each block is encrypted
 with increasing nonce counter.
 

+If @file{SRC} points to directory, then
+@url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html#tag_20_92_13_01, pax archive}
+will be created on the fly with directory contents and destination
+filename @file{.tar} appended. It @strong{won't} contain any entities
+metainformation, but modification time with the names. UID/GID are set
+to zero. Directories have 777 permissions, files have 666, for being
+friendly with @command{umask}. Also each entity will have comment like
+@verb{|Autogenerated by NNCP version X.Y.Z built with goXXX|}.
+

 If @option{-chunked} is specified, then source file will be split
 @ref{Chunked, on chunks}. @option{INT} is the desired chunk size in
 KiBs. This mode is more CPU hungry. Pay attention that chunk is saved in
 If @option{-chunked} is specified, then source file will be split
 @ref{Chunked, on chunks}. @option{INT} is the desired chunk size in
 KiBs. This mode is more CPU hungry. Pay attention that chunk is saved in