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GNU tar: an archiver tool
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This manual is for GNU `tar' (version 1.15.1, 23 September 2006), which
creates and extracts files from archives.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,
2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with the Invariant Sections being "GNU General Public
License", with the Front-Cover Texts being "A GNU Manual," and
with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license
is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation
License".
(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You are free to copy and modify
this GNU Manual. Buying copies from GNU Press supports the FSF in
developing GNU and promoting software freedom."
The first part of this master menu lists the major nodes in this Info
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* Introduction
* Tutorial
* tar invocation
* operations
* Backups
* Choosing
* Date input formats
* Formats
* Media
* Free Software Needs Free Documentation
* Copying This Manual
* Index
--- The Detailed Node Listing ---
Introduction
* Book Contents What this Book Contains
* Definitions Some Definitions
* What tar Does What `tar' Does
* Naming tar Archives How `tar' Archives are Named
* Current status Current development status of GNU `tar'
* Authors GNU `tar' Authors
* Reports Reporting bugs or suggestions
Tutorial Introduction to `tar'
* assumptions
* stylistic conventions
* basic tar options Basic `tar' Operations and Options
* frequent operations
* Two Frequent Options
* create How to Create Archives
* list How to List Archives
* extract How to Extract Members from an Archive
* going further
Two Frequently Used Options
* file tutorial
* verbose tutorial
* help tutorial
How to Create Archives
* prepare for examples
* Creating the archive
* create verbose
* short create
* create dir
How to List Archives
* list dir
How to Extract Members from an Archive
* extracting archives
* extracting files
* extract dir
* failing commands
Invoking GNU `tar'
* Synopsis
* using tar options
* Styles
* All Options
* help
* verbose
* interactive
The Three Option Styles
* Mnemonic Options Mnemonic Option Style
* Short Options Short Option Style
* Old Options Old Option Style
* Mixing Mixing Option Styles
All `tar' Options
* Operation Summary
* Option Summary
* Short Option Summary
GNU `tar' Operations
* Basic tar
* Advanced tar
* create options
* extract options
* backup
* Applications
* looking ahead
Advanced GNU `tar' Operations
* Operations
* append
* update
* concatenate
* delete
* compare
How to Add Files to Existing Archives: `--append'
* appending files Appending Files to an Archive
* multiple
Updating an Archive
* how to update
Options Used by `--create'
* Ignore Failed Read
Options Used by `--extract'
* Reading Options to Help Read Archives
* Writing Changing How `tar' Writes Files
* Scarce Coping with Scarce Resources
Options to Help Read Archives
* read full records
* Ignore Zeros
Changing How `tar' Writes Files
* Dealing with Old Files
* Overwrite Old Files
* Keep Old Files
* Keep Newer Files
* Unlink First
* Recursive Unlink
* Modification Times
* Setting Access Permissions
* Writing to Standard Output
* remove files
Coping with Scarce Resources
* Starting File
* Same Order
Performing Backups and Restoring Files
* Full Dumps Using `tar' to Perform Full Dumps
* Inc Dumps Using `tar' to Perform Incremental Dumps
* incremental and listed-incremental The Incremental Options
* Backup Levels Levels of Backups
* Backup Parameters Setting Parameters for Backups and Restoration
* Scripted Backups Using the Backup Scripts
* Scripted Restoration Using the Restore Script
Setting Parameters for Backups and Restoration
* General-Purpose Variables
* Magnetic Tape Control
* User Hooks
* backup-specs example An Example Text of `Backup-specs'
Choosing Files and Names for `tar'
* file Choosing the Archive's Name
* Selecting Archive Members
* files Reading Names from a File
* exclude Excluding Some Files
* Wildcards
* after Operating Only on New Files
* recurse Descending into Directories
* one Crossing Filesystem Boundaries
Reading Names from a File
* nul
Excluding Some Files
* controlling pattern-patching with exclude
* problems with exclude
Crossing Filesystem Boundaries
* directory Changing Directory
* absolute Absolute File Names
Date input formats
* General date syntax Common rules.
* Calendar date items 19 Dec 1994.
* Time of day items 9:20pm.
* Time zone items EST, PDT, GMT, ...
* Day of week items Monday and others.
* Relative items in date strings next tuesday, 2 years ago.
* Pure numbers in date strings 19931219, 1440.
* Seconds since the Epoch @1078100502.
* Authors of get_date Bellovin, Eggert, Salz, Berets, et al.
Controlling the Archive Format
* Portability Making `tar' Archives More Portable
* Compression Using Less Space through Compression
* Attributes Handling File Attributes
* Standard The Standard Format
* Extensions GNU Extensions to the Archive Format
* cpio Comparison of `tar' and `cpio'
Making `tar' Archives More Portable
* Portable Names Portable Names
* dereference Symbolic Links
* old Old V7 Archives
* posix POSIX archives
* Checksumming Checksumming Problems
* Large or Negative Values Large files, negative time stamps, etc.
Using Less Space through Compression
* gzip Creating and Reading Compressed Archives
* sparse Archiving Sparse Files
Tapes and Other Archive Media
* Device Device selection and switching
* Remote Tape Server
* Common Problems and Solutions
* Blocking Blocking
* Many Many archives on one tape
* Using Multiple Tapes Using Multiple Tapes
* label Including a Label in the Archive
* verify
* Write Protection
Blocking
* Format Variations Format Variations
* Blocking Factor The Blocking Factor of an Archive
Many Archives on One Tape
* Tape Positioning Tape Positions and Tape Marks
* mt The `mt' Utility
Using Multiple Tapes
* Multi-Volume Archives Archives Longer than One Tape or Disk
* Tape Files Tape Files
Copying This Manual
* GNU Free Documentation License License for copying this manual
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