4 files changed, 29 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/driver/tpax_amain.c b/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
index f71f16c..84b15f4 100644
--- a/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
+++ b/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 #ifndef TPAX_DRIVER_FLAGS
 #define TPAX_DRIVER_FLAGS	TPAX_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS \
-				| TPAX_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_USAGE
+				| TPAX_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_USAGE \
+				| TPAX_DRIVER_DIR_MEMBER_RECURSE
 #endif
 
 static const char vermsg[] = "%s%s%s (https://git.foss21.org/tpax): "
diff --git a/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
index 81c4e34..d8e2de8 100644
--- a/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ static int tpax_driver_usage(
 	snprintf(header,sizeof(header),
 		"%s — topological pax implementation\n\n"
 		"Synopsis:\n"
-		"       %s\n"
-		"       %s -r\n"
-		"       %s -w [−x format] [-b blocksize]\n"
-		"       %s -r -w\n\n"
+		"       %s [-d]\n"
+		"       %s -r [-d]\n"
+		"       %s -w [−x format] [-b blocksize] [-d]\n"
+		"       %s -r -w [-d]\n\n"
 		"Options:\n",
 		program,program,program,program,program);
 
@@ -395,6 +395,14 @@ int tpax_get_driver_ctx(
 							program,entry->arg,
 							optv,meta);
 					break;
+
+				case TAG_RECURSE:
+					cctx.drvflags |= TPAX_DRIVER_DIR_MEMBER_RECURSE;
+					break;
+
+				case TAG_NORECURSE:
+					cctx.drvflags &= ~(uintptr_t)TPAX_DRIVER_DIR_MEMBER_RECURSE;
+					break;
 			}
 		} else {
 			operand = entry;
@@ -500,6 +508,12 @@ int tpax_get_driver_ctx(
 			break;
 	}
 
+	/* not implemented features */
+	if (cctx.drvflags & TPAX_DRIVER_EXEC_MODE_MASK)
+		if (cctx.drvflags & TPAX_DRIVER_DIR_MEMBER_RECURSE)
+			return tpax_driver_error_not_implemented(
+				fdctx->fderr,program,"directory recursion",meta);
+
 	/* driver ctx */
 	if (!(ctx = tpax_driver_ctx_alloc(meta,fdctx,&cctx,nunits))) {
 		if (cctx.drvflags & TPAX_DRIVER_EXEC_MODE_COPY)
diff --git a/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
index 0a5c583..74af288 100644
--- a/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_COPY,
 	TAG_FORMAT,
 	TAG_BLKSIZE,
+	TAG_RECURSE,
+	TAG_NORECURSE,
 };
 
 struct tpax_driver_ctx_impl {
diff --git a/src/skin/tpax_skin_default.c b/src/skin/tpax_skin_default.c
index dacc9d8..c6de7e6 100644
--- a/src/skin/tpax_skin_default.c
+++ b/src/skin/tpax_skin_default.c
@@ -34,5 +34,12 @@ const struct argv_option tpax_default_options[] = {
 			" 10240 for the ustar format) "
 			"is strongly recommended."},
 
+	{"recurse",	0,TAG_RECURSE,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
+			"recurse into directory archive members "
+			"(this is the tpax_main() default)"},
+
+	{"no-recurse",	'd',TAG_NORECURSE,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
+			"do not recurse into directory archive members"},
+
 	{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
 };