0.16 "" (released xx.xx.2012)

  * Document the --outdir option for the extract command.
    Closes: SF Bug #3363964

0.15 "Contraband" (released 8.4.2012)

  * Print help when unknown options are given.
  * Print error when archive files do not exist.
  * Added installation instructions in doc/install.txt
  * Added support for the pigz program handling GZIP archives.

0.14 "Book of Dragons" (released 30.1.2012)

  * Handle CRX (.crx) files as ZIP archives. They have garbage at
    the beginning of the file, but some unzip programs can cope with
    that.
  * The xz program supports listing of XZ archives. Adjust the
    configuration accordingly.

0.13 "Megamind" (released 25.1.2011)

  * Fix command argument order when extracting cpio archives.
  * Added correct cpio MIME type on Debian systems.
  * Added support for the clzip and pdlzip programs who are both capable
    of handling LZIP (.lz) archives.
  * Added support for the orange program which is capable of extracting
    CAB (.cab) archives.
  * Added support for DMS (.dms) files with the xdms program.
  * Support ZIP (.zip) file creation with the 7z and 7za programs.
  * Improved MIME type detection for compressed TAR archives.
  * Fix needed archive programs for several test cases, including
    test_repack and test_mime.

0.12 "Galaxy Quest" (released 20.11.2010)

  * Show commands that are run.
  * Fix rar extraction unpack directory.
  * Fix ZIP mimedb detection on Windows systems.

0.11 "Primer" (released 4.10.2010)

  * Added support for the standalone 7za program.

0.10 "Matchpoint" (released 10.4.2010)

  * Correct shell quoting of commandline arguments. Now files with
    spaces or other special characters are handled correctly.
  * Use correct error routine on rmtree() errors. The previous
    one did not have the correct number of arguments.

0.9 "Cargo" (released 26.3.2010)

  * Do not use the diff -B option when comparing archives.
  * Improved documentation: explain commands in more detail.
  * Added support for RZIP (.rz) archives.
  * Added support for ZOO (.zoo) archives.

0.8 "Storage" (released 11.3.2010)

  * Fix path error by using absolute pathname for archive when changing
    the current working directory to the unpack directory.
  * Fix parsing of the "-v" short option.
  * Added new command "patool diff" to show differences between two
    archives.
  * Added new command "patool repack" to repackage archives in another
    format.

0.7 "3000 Miles to Graceland" (released 8.3.2010)

  * Added support for ALZIP (.alz) archives.
  * Added support for LRZIP (.lrz) archives.
  * Added support for ARC (.arc) archives.

0.6 "Waking Ned" (released 6.3.2010)

  * Remove the --force option. Local files are now never overwritten.
  * Added option alias -v for --verbose.
  * Added --verbose option to create command.
  * Added support for extracting, listing and testing multiple archives.
  * Fix permissions of extracted files: make them readable by the
    current user.
  * Added support for ACE (.ace) archives.
  * Added support for AR (.a) archives.
  * Added support for LZH (.lha, .lzh) archives.

0.5 "Vanishing Point" (released 4.3.2010)

  * Ported to Python 2.4.
  * Added support for LZIP (.lz) archives.
  * Removed support for setting options via config file.

0.4 "Nikita" (released 3.3.2010)

  * Added support for Windows systems.
  * Added support for creating ZIP files.
  * Improved listing of available archive formats.
  * Improved recognition of MIME types.

0.3 "Management" (released 23.2.2010)

  * Better test if encodings of archive commands are supported
    (for example .tar.Z needs a decompress program).

0.2 "Birdy" (released 22.2.2010)

  * Add support for LZMA and XZ archives.

0.1 "Hard Boiled" (released 21.2.2010)

  * Initial release.