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--atime-preserve |
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dont change access times on dumped files
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-b, --blocking-factor N |
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block size of Nx512 bytes (default N=20)
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-B, --read-full-blocks |
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reblock as we read (for reading 4.2BSD pipes)
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--backup BACKUP-TYPE |
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backup files instead of deleting them using BACKUP-TYPE simple or
numbered
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--block-compress |
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block the output of compression program for tapes
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-C, --directory DIR |
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change to directory DIR
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--check-links |
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warn if number of hard links to the file on the filesystem mismatch the
number of links recorded in the archive
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--checkpoint |
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print directory names while reading the archive
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-f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F |
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use archive file or device F (default "-", meaning stdin/stdout)
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-F, --info-script F --new-volume-script F |
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run script at end of each tape (implies --multi-volume)
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--force-local |
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archive file is local even if has a colon
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--format FORMAT |
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selects output archive format
v7 - Unix V7
oldgnu - GNU tar <=1.12
gnu - GNU tar 1.13
ustar - POSIX.1-1988
posix - POSIX.1-2001
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-g, --listed-incremental F |
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create/list/extract new GNU-format incremental backup
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-G, --incremental |
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create/list/extract old GNU-format incremental backup
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-h, --dereference |
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dont dump symlinks; dump the files they point to
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--help |
like this manpage, but not as cool
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-i, --ignore-zeros |
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ignore blocks of zeros in archive (normally mean EOF)
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--ignore-case |
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ignore case when excluding files
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--ignore-failed-read |
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dont exit with non-zero status on unreadable files
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--index-file FILE |
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send verbose output to FILE instead of stdout
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-j, --bzip2 |
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filter archive through bzip2, use to decompress .bz2 files
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-k, --keep-old-files |
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keep existing files; dont overwrite them from archive
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-K, --starting-file F |
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begin at file F in the archive
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--keep-newer-files |
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do not overwrite files which are newer than the archive
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-l, --one-file-system |
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stay in local file system when creating an archive
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-L, --tape-length N |
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change tapes after writing N*1024 bytes
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-m, --touch, --modification-time |
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dont extract file modified time
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-M, --multi-volume |
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create/list/extract multi-volume archive
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--mode PERMISSIONS |
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apply PERMISSIONS while adding files (see chmod(1))
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-N, --after-date DATE, --newer DATE |
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only store files newer than DATE
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--newer-mtime DATE |
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like --newer, but with a DATE
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--no-anchored |
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match any subsequenceof the names components with --exclude
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--no-ignore-case |
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use case-sensitive matching with --exclude
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--no-recursion |
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dont recurse into directories
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--no-same-permissions |
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apply users umask when extracting files instead of recorded permissions
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--no-wildcards |
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dont use wildcards with --exclude
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--no-wildcards-match-slash |
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wildcards do not match slashes (/) with --exclude
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--null |
--files-from reads null-terminated names, disable --directory
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--numeric-owner |
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always use numbers for user/group names
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-o, --old-archive, --portability |
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like --format=v7; -o exhibits this behavior when creating an
archive (deprecated behavior)
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-o, --no-same-owner |
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do not attempt to restore ownership when extracting; -o exhibits
this behavior when extracting an archive
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-O, --to-stdout |
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extract files to standard output
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--occurrence[=NUMBER]
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process only the NUMBERth occurrence of each file
in the archive; this option is valid only in
conjunction with one of the subcommands --delete,
--diff, --extract or --list and when a list of
files is given either on the command line or via
the -T option; NUMBER defaults to 1
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--overwrite |
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overwrite existing files and directory metadata when extracting
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--overwrite-dir |
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overwrite directory metadata when extracting
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--owner USER |
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change owner of extraced files to USER
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-p, --same-permissions, --preserve-permissions |
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extract all protection information
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-P, --absolute-names |
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dont strip leading /s from file names
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--pax-option KEYWORD-LIST |
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used only with POSIX.1-2001 archives to modify the way tar handles
extended header keywords
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--posix |
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like --format=posix
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--preserve |
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like --preserve-permissions --same-order
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--acls |
this option causes tar to store each files ACLs in the archive.
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--selinux |
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this option causes tar to store each files SELinux security context information in the archive.
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--xattrs |
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this option causes tar to store each files extended attributes in the archive. This option also enables --acls and--selinux if they havent been set already, due to the fact that the data for those are stored in special xattrs.
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--no-acls |
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This option causes tar not to store each files ACLs in the archive and not to extract any ACL information in an archive.
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--no-selinux |
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this option causes tar not to store each files SELinux security context information in the archive and not to extract any SELinux information in an archive.
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--no-xattrs |
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this option causes tar not to store each files extended attributes in the archive and not to extract any extended attributes in an archive. This option also enables --no-acls and --no-selinux if they havent been set already.
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-R, --record-number |
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show record number within archive with each message
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--record-size SIZE |
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use SIZE bytes per record when accessing archives
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--recursion |
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recurse into directories
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--recursive-unlink |
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remove existing directories before extracting directories of the same name
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--remove-files |
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remove files after adding them to the archive
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--rmt-command CMD |
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use CMD instead of the default /usr/sbin/rmt
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--rsh-command CMD |
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use remote CMD instead of rsh(1)
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-s, --same-order, --preserve-order |
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list of names to extract is sorted to match archive
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-S, --sparse |
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handle sparse files efficiently
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--same-owner |
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create extracted files with the same ownership
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--show-defaults |
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display the default options used by tar
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--show-omitted-dirs |
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print directories tar skips while operating on an archive
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--strip-components NUMBER, --strip-path NUMBER |
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strip NUMBER of leading components from file names before extraction
(1) tar-1.14 uses --strip-path, tar-1.14.90+ uses --strip-components
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--suffix SUFFIX |
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use SUFFIX instead of default ~ when backing up files
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-T, --files-from F |
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get names to extract or create from file F
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--totals |
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print total bytes written with --create
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-U, --unlink-first |
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remove existing files before extracting files of the same name
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--use-compress-program PROG |
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access the archive through PROG which is generally a compression program
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--utc |
display file modification dates in UTC
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-v, --verbose |
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verbosely list files processed
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-V, --label NAME |
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create archive with volume name NAME
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--version |
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print tar program version number
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--volno-file F |
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keep track of which volume of a multi-volume archive its working in
FILE; used with --multi-volume
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-w, --interactive, --confirmation |
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ask for confirmation for every action
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-W, --verify |
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attempt to verify the archive after writing it
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--wildcards |
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use wildcards with --exclude
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--wildcards-match-slash |
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wildcards match slashes (/) with --exclude
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--exclude PATTERN |
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exclude files based upon PATTERN
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-X, --exclude-from FILE |
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exclude files listed in FILE
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-Z, --compress, --uncompress |
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filter the archive through compress
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-z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip |
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filter the archive through gzip
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--use-compress-program PROG |
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filter the archive through PROG (which must accept -d)
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-[0-7][lmh] |
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specify drive and density
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