(tar)Device Options

Blocking Options

Options

Options

Device selection and switching
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`-f [HOSTNAME:]FILE'
`--file=[HOSTNAME:]FILE'
     Use archive file or device FILE on HOSTNAME.
     FIXME: xref Device
     .

`--force-local'
     Archive file is local even if it contains a colon.
     FIXME: xref Device
     .

`--rsh-command=COMMAND'
     Use remote COMMAND instead of `rsh'.
     FIXME: xref Device
     .

`-[0-7][lmh]'
     Specify drive and density.
     FIXME: xref Device
     .

`-M'
`--multi-volume'
     Create/list/extract multi-volume archive.
     FIXME: xref Multi
     .

`-L NUM'
`--tape-length=NUM'
     Change tape after writing NUM x 1024 bytes.
     FIXME: xref Multi
     .

`-F FILE'
`--info-script=FILE'
`--new-volume-script=FILE'
     Execute `file' at end of each tape.  This implies `--multi-volume'
     (`-M')).
     FIXME: xref Multi
     .