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@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ GNU 'tar' is derived from John Gilmore's public domain 'tar'.
 See file 'ABOUT-NLS' for how to customize this program to your language.
 See file 'COPYING' for copying conditions.
 See file 'INSTALL' for compilation and installation instructions.
-See file 'PORTS' for various ports of GNU tar to non-Unix systems.
 See file 'NEWS' for a list of major changes in the current release.
 See file 'THANKS' for a list of contributors.