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 .B "pbuilder."
 
 .TP
+.BI "\-\-compressprog"
+Program to use for compression and decompression of the base.tgz.
+The default is to use gzip, and any program that can be used for
+the --use-compress-program option of tar can be given.
+
+If set to "pigz", compression and decompression is gzip compatible
+but will use all available CPUs.
+
+.TP
 .BI "\-\-twice"
 Build the package twice in a row.  Useful to ensure the package cleans up
 properly.  The resulting packages are the ones from the second build.