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- TAR(1) BSD Reference Manual TAR(1)
-
- NAME
- tar - write tar format archives
-
- SYNOPSIS
- tar [-]{crtux}[befmopvwBHLPX] [tarfile] [blocksize] file1 [file2...]
-
- DESCRIPTION
- The tar command is implemented as a front-end to pax(1).
-
- Tar will read old or standard tar format archives, and write old tar
- archives. The default blocksize for character special archive files is
- 10240. All blocksizes less than or equal to 32256 that are multiples of
- 512 are supported.
-
- OPTIONS
- As in historical tar implementations you may omit the initial dash `-' on
- the option bundle. One and only one of the following is required:
-
- -c Create a new tarfile.
-
- -r Append the named files.
-
- -t Print table of contents.
-
- -u Files are appended as with -r.
-
- -x Extract the named files.
-
- The optional arguments are:
-
- -b Set blocking factor (requires argument blocksize).
-
- -e stop after first error
-
- -f Specify archive name (requires argument tarfile), default is
- $TAPE.
-
- -m Do not preserve modification time of extracted files.
-
- -o Write very old style tar archive, omitting the storage of direc-
- tories.
-
- -p Preserve file User Id, Group Id, file mode, and ac-
- cess/modification times.
-
- -v Verbose.
-
- -w Interactive file rename.
-
- -B Ignore blocking (this is the default, this option is for compati-
- bility only).
-
- -H Only follow symlinks listed on the command line.
-
- -L Follow all symbolic links to perform a logical file system
- traversal.
-
- -P Do not follow symbolic links, perform a physical file system
- traversal. This is the default mode.
-
- -X Do not cross filesystem mount points.
-
- EXAMPLES
-
- tar cvf tarfile /usr
- Archive everything under /usr.
- tar tvf tarfile
- List the contents of the tarfile archive.
-
- SEE ALSO
- pax(1)
-
- BUGS
- A case can be made that tar should write standard archives by default,
- rather than old-style archives.
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