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GNU tar: an archiver tool
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GNU `tar' creates and extracts files from archives.
This manual documents version 1.13.24 of GNU `tar'.
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Introduction
Tutorial
tar invocation
operations
Backups
Choosing
Date input formats
Formats
Media
Free Software Needs Free Documentation
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Index
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Introduction
Book Contents What this Book Contains
Definitions Some Definitions
What tar Does What `tar' Does
Naming tar Archives How `tar' Archives are Named
posix compliance
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
current state
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
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
backup-specs example An Example Text of `Backup-specs'
Script Syntax Syntax for `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.
Authors of getdate 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
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