diff --git a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
index 9c8663c..91c666a 100644
--- a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
+++ b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ to get illegal syntax when uncommenting them.
 8. Changelog                                                *NERDComChangelog*
 
 2.1.14
-    - added support for gitconfig
+    - added support for gitconfig,tar
 2.1.13
     - added support for rib, pyrex/cython, liquid, services, gitcommit,
       vimperator, and slice. Thanks to spookypeanut, Greg Jandl, Christophe
diff --git a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
index 375d5e5..77918ce 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
@@ -766,6 +766,8 @@ function s:SetUpForNewFiletype(filetype, forceReset)
         call s:MapDelimiters(';', '')
     elseif a:filetype == "tak" 
         call s:MapDelimiters('$', '')
+    elseif a:filetype == "tar"
+        call s:MapDelimiters('', '')
     elseif a:filetype == "tasm" 
         call s:MapDelimiters(';', '')
     elseif a:filetype == "tcl"