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@@ -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
@@ -1984,6 +1988,12 @@ default is to take the directory name from the input filename. If no
input filename is known a directory named @file{GPGARCH} is used.
This option is deprecated in favor of option @option{--directory}.
+@item --no-compress
+@opindex no-compress
+This option tells gpg to disable compression (i.e. using option -z0).
+It is useful for archiving only large files which are are already
+compressed (e.g. a set of videos).
+
@item --gpg @var{gpgcmd}
@opindex gpg
Use the specified command @var{gpgcmd} instead of @command{gpg}.