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GNU tar
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   This file documents `tar', a utility used to store, backup, and
transport files.  It is a rudimentary documentation for the GNU tape
(or disk) archiver.  It covers the release 1.11.8.

   This document has been quickly assembled from random notes and
sources.  I will of course accept documentation bug reports, but please
do not torture yourself into systematically reporting all inadequacies
for unrevised nodes.
* Introduction
* Tutorial
* Invoking tar
* Basic tar Operations
* Specifying Names to tar
* Being Careful
* Format Control
* Media
* Backups and Restoration
* Date input formats
* Archive Format
* Index
 -- The Detailed Node Listing --

Introduction
* What tar Does
* Authors
* Bug reports
* Support
Support considerations
* Stability
* Rewriting
* Why maintaining
* MSDOS
Tutorial Introduction to `tar'
* How to Create Archives
* How to List Archives
* How to Extract Members from an Archive
* How to Add Files to Existing Archives
* How to Delete Members from Archives
How to Create Archives
* Creating Archives of Files bis
* Using tar in Verbose Mode bis
* How to Archive Directories
* Creating an Archive of a Subdirectory bis
* Compare bis
* Using Compare from the Superior Directory bis
How to Archive Directories
* Creating an Archive of a Subdirectory bis
How to List Archives
* Listing files in an archive bis
* Getting Additional File Information bis
* List A Specific File in an Archive bis
* Listing the Contents of a Stored Directory ter
How to Extract Members from an Archive
* Extracting Files bis
* Extracting Files from an Archive ter
* Extracting Specific Files ter
* Extracting Directories ter
How to Add Files to Existing Archives
* Append bis
* Update bis
* Concatenate bis
Invoking GNU `tar'
* Synopsis
* Option Styles
* Options
Many Styles for Options
* Mnemonic Options
* Short Options
* Old Options
* Mixing Styles
All Available Options
* Device Options
* Blocking Options
* Classification Options
Basic `tar' Operations
* Creating a New Archive
* Adding to an Existing Archive
* Updating an Archive
* Combining Archives
* Removing Archive Members
* Listing Archive Members
* Extracting Archive Members
* Comparing Archives Members with Files
* Matching Format Parameters
Extracting Archive Members
* Archive Reading Options
* File Writing Options
* Scarce Disk Space
Specifying Names to `tar'
* Changing the Archive Name
* Characteristics
* Selection Options
Selecting Files by Characteristic
* Reading Names from a File
* Excluding Some Files
* Operating Only on New Files
* Crossing Filesystem Boundaries
Local file selection
* Changing Directory
* Absolute File Names
Being Even More Careful
* Documentation
* Checking Progress
* Interactive Operation
* Write Verification
* Comparing
* Portability
* Write Protection
Making `tar' Archives More Portable
* Portable Names
* Symbolic Links
* Old V7 and POSIX
* Checksumming Problems
Controlling the Archive Format
* Attributes Options
* Type Options
* Compression
* Special Options for Archiving
* Archive Structure
* Modifiers Options
Using Less Space through Compression
* Compressed Archives
* Dealing with Compressed Archives
* Sparse Files
Tapes and Other Archive Media
* Device
* Blocking
* Many
* Using Multiple Tapes
* Archive Label
Blocking
* Format Variations
* Blocking Factor
Many archives on one tape
* Tape Positioning
* mt
Using Multiple Tapes
* Multi-Volume Archives
* Tape Files
Performing Backups and Restoring Files
* Full Dumps
* Inc Dumps
* incremental and listed-incremental
* Backup Levels
* Backup Parameters
* Scripted Backups
* Scripted Restoration
Setting Parameters for Backups and Restoration
* backup-specs example
* Script Syntax
Date input formats
* General date syntax
* Calendar date item
* Time of day item
* Timezone item
* Day of week item
* Relative item in date strings
* Pure numbers in date strings
* Authors of getdate
Format of `tar' archives
* Standard
* Extensions
* cpio
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