.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
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-.\" $OpenBSD: tar.1,v 1.5 1997/03/26 01:14:14 millert Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: tar.1,v 1.6 1997/03/26 01:20:45 millert Exp $
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.Dd June 11, 1996
.Dt TAR 1
flags may be used:
.Bl -tag -width Ar
.It Fl b Ar "blocking factor"
-Set blocking factor to use for archive,
+Set blocking factor to use for the archive,
.Nm tar
-uses 512 byte blocks. The blocking factor may not be larger
-than 63 (32256 bytes).
+uses 512 byte blocks. The default is 20, the maximum is 63.
.It Fl e
Stop after first error.
.It Fl f Ar archive