diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/ChangeLog b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/ChangeLog
index 7934f2b1b2e3..a4717e9f57b9 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Sun Dec 14 07:47:44 1997  Peter Hawkins  (peter@clari.net.au)
+
+	* version.c: Released version 1.11.3.
+
+	* implemented the -n / --norecurse option
+
 Thu Mar 25 13:32:40 1993  Michael I Bushnell  (mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu)
 
 	* version.c: Released version 1.11.2.
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/create.c b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/create.c
index 00e353fe8672..793dca278452 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/create.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/create.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ create_archive ()
 
       while (p = name_from_list ())
 	dump_file (p, -1, 1);
-      /* if(!f_dironly) { */
+      if(!f_dironly) {
       blank_name_list ();
       while (p = name_from_list ())
 	{
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ create_archive ()
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-      /* } */
+      }
       free (buf);
     }
   else
@@ -764,10 +764,8 @@ dump_file (p, curdev, toplevel)
 	}
 
       /* Now output all the files in the directory */
-#if 0
       if (f_dironly)
 	return;			/* Unless the cmdline said not to */
-#endif
       /*
 		 * See if we are crossing from one file system to another,
 		 * and avoid doing so if the user only wants to dump one file system.
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
index ad419f3a5ed0..25a71fd91b4b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	Written by John F. Woods <jfw@jfwhome.funhouse.com>
 .\"
-.\"	$Id: tar.1,v 1.9 1997/06/05 23:12:13 max Exp $
+.\"	$Id: tar.1,v 1.10 1997/06/23 04:51:55 steve Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd August 6, 1994
 .Os FreeBSD
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ Don't extract file modified time.
 .It Fl M
 .It Fl -multi-volume
 Create/list/extract multi-volume archive.
+.It Fl n
+.It Fl -norecurse
+Don't recurse into subdirectories when creating.
 .It Fl N Ar date
 .It Fl -after-date Ar date
 .It Fl -newer Ar date
@@ -289,8 +292,6 @@ Block the output of compression program for tapes or floppies
 (otherwise writes will be of odd length, which device drivers may reject).
 .It Fl [0-7][lmh]
 Specify tape drive and density.
-.It Fl -norecurse
-Don't recurse into subdirectories when creating.
 .It Fl -unlink
 Unlink files before creating them.
 .El
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.c b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.c
index 8fa092384300..8414042e85dc 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct option long_options[] =
 
   {"unlink", 0, &f_unlink, 1},
   {"fast-read", 0, &f_fast_read, 1},
+  {"norecurse", 0, 0, 'n'},
 
   {0, 0, 0, 0}
 };
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ options (argc, argv)
 
   /* Parse options */
   while ((c = getoldopt (argc, argv,
-	       "-01234567Ab:BcC:df:F:g:GhikK:lL:mMN:oOpPrRsStT:uvV:wWxX:zZ",
+	       "-01234567Ab:BcC:df:F:g:GhikK:lL:mMnN:oOpPrRsStT:uvV:wWxX:zZ",
 			 long_options, &ind)) != EOF)
     {
       switch (c)
@@ -535,6 +536,12 @@ options (argc, argv)
 	  f_multivol++;
 	  break;
 
+	case 'n':		/* don't recurse into subdirectories */
+	  if (f_oldarch)
+	    goto badopt;
+	  f_dironly++;
+	  break;
+
 	case 'N':		/* Only write files newer than X */
 	get_newer:
 	  f_new_files++;
@@ -547,7 +554,7 @@ options (argc, argv)
 	  break;
 
 	case 'o':		/* Generate old archive */
-	  if (f_gnudump /* || f_dironly */ )
+	  if (f_gnudump || f_dironly )
 	    goto badopt;
 	  f_oldarch++;
 	  break;
@@ -730,6 +737,7 @@ Other options:\n\
   fputs ("\
 -m, --modification-time	don't extract file modified time\n\
 -M, --multi-volume	create/list/extract multi-volume archive\n\
+-n, --norecurse		don't recurse into subdircectories\n\
 -N, --after-date DATE,\n\
     --newer DATE	only store files newer than DATE\n\
 -o, --old-archive,\n\
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.h b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.h
index 21c5d52e1850..63558b61e263 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.h
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.h
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ TAR_EXTERN int cmd_mode;
 
 
 TAR_EXTERN int f_reblock;	/* -B */
-#if 0
-TAR_EXTERN char f_dironly;	/* -D */
-#endif
+TAR_EXTERN int f_dironly;	/* -n ... PH */
 TAR_EXTERN int f_run_script_at_end;	/* -F */
 TAR_EXTERN int f_gnudump;	/* -G */
 TAR_EXTERN int f_follow_links;	/* -h */
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/version.c b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/version.c
index 4454f62c8e98..c5561580cf78 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/version.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char version_string[] = "GNU tar version 1.11.2";
+char version_string[] = "GNU tar version 1.11.3";