1This is tar.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.8 from tar.texi.
2
3   This manual is for GNU `tar' (version 1.17, 8 June 2007), which
4creates and extracts files from archives.
5
6   Copyright (C) 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,
72004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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9     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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12     Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts
13     being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a)
14     below.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
15     "GNU Free Documentation License".
16
17     (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You are free to copy and modify
18     this GNU Manual.  Buying copies from GNU Press supports the FSF in
19     developing GNU and promoting software freedom."
20
21INFO-DIR-SECTION Archiving
22START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
23* Tar: (tar).                   Making tape (or disk) archives.
24END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
25
26INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
27START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
28* tar: (tar)tar invocation.                     Invoking GNU `tar'.
29END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
30
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34tar.info-2: 301079
35
36Tag Table:
37(Indirect)
38Node: Top1234
39Node: Introduction10405
40Node: Book Contents11192
41Node: Definitions13364
42Node: What tar Does15167
43Node: Naming tar Archives17933
44Node: Authors18653
45Node: Reports20466
46Node: Tutorial20826
47Node: assumptions21639
48Node: stylistic conventions24114
49Node: basic tar options24557
50Node: frequent operations28195
51Node: Two Frequent Options28847
52Node: file tutorial29478
53Node: verbose tutorial30839
54Ref: verbose member listing33053
55Node: help tutorial35806
56Node: create36160
57Node: prepare for examples37661
58Node: Creating the archive39429
59Node: create verbose42261
60Node: short create43082
61Node: create dir45835
62Node: list48542
63Ref: listing member and file names49816
64Node: list dir52097
65Node: extract53086
66Node: extracting archives54263
67Node: extracting files54753
68Ref: extracting files-Footnote-157400
69Node: extract dir57780
70Node: extracting untrusted archives60163
71Node: failing commands61042
72Node: going further62142
73Node: tar invocation62292
74Node: Synopsis63788
75Node: using tar options68757
76Ref: TAR_OPTIONS70342
77Node: Styles71359
78Node: Long Options73071
79Node: Short Options75243
80Ref: Short Options-Footnote-177051
81Node: Old Options77268
82Ref: Old Options-Footnote-180218
83Node: Mixing80388
84Ref: Mixing-Footnote-182754
85Node: All Options82874
86Node: Operation Summary83479
87Ref: --append83599
88Ref: --catenate83679
89Ref: --compare83750
90Ref: --concatenate83953
91Ref: --create84063
92Ref: --delete84131
93Ref: --diff84244
94Ref: --extract84300
95Ref: --get84402
96Ref: --list84460
97Ref: --update84528
98Node: Option Summary84738
99Ref: --absolute-names84893
100Ref: --after-date85071
101Ref: --anchored85123
102Ref: --atime-preserve85256
103Ref: --backup87771
104Ref: --block-number87962
105Ref: --blocking-factor88136
106Ref: --bzip288288
107Ref: --checkpoint88395
108Ref: --check-links88730
109Ref: --compress88981
110Ref: --uncompress88981
111Ref: --confirmation89185
112Ref: --delay-directory-restore89253
113Ref: --dereference89454
114Ref: --directory89639
115Ref: --exclude89892
116Ref: --exclude-from90011
117Ref: --exclude-caches90157
118Ref: --exclude-caches-under90351
119Ref: --exclude-caches-all90529
120Ref: --exclude-tag90658
121Ref: --exclude-tag-under90813
122Ref: --exclude-tag-all90981
123Ref: --file91095
124Ref: --files-from91295
125Ref: --force-local91498
126Ref: --format91689
127Ref: --group92359
128Ref: --gzip92707
129Ref: --gunzip92707
130Ref: --ungzip92707
131Ref: --help92930
132Ref: --ignore-case93064
133Ref: --ignore-command-error93191
134Ref: --ignore-failed-read93302
135Ref: --ignore-zeros93432
136Ref: --incremental93577
137Ref: --index-file93842
138Ref: --info-script93927
139Ref: --new-volume-script93927
140Ref: --interactive94248
141Ref: --keep-newer-files94460
142Ref: --keep-old-files94602
143Ref: --label94733
144Ref: --listed-incremental95021
145Ref: --mode95385
146Ref: --mtime95676
147Ref: --multi-volume96117
148Ref: --newer96318
149Ref: --newer-mtime96596
150Ref: --no-anchored96820
151Ref: --no-delay-directory-restore96957
152Ref: --no-ignore-case97210
153Ref: --no-ignore-command-error97303
154Ref: --no-overwrite-dir97458
155Ref: --no-quote-chars97601
156Ref: --no-recursion97782
157Ref: --no-same-owner97887
158Ref: --no-same-permissions98070
159Ref: --no-unquote98272
160Ref: --no-wildcards98410
161Ref: --no-wildcards-match-slash98494
162Ref: --null98596
163Ref: --numeric-owner98824
164Ref: --occurrence99475
165Ref: --old-archive100042
166Ref: --one-file-system100091
167Ref: --overwrite100273
168Ref: --overwrite-dir100415
169Ref: --owner100560
170Ref: --pax-option100939
171Ref: --portability101238
172Ref: --posix101303
173Ref: --preserve101345
174Ref: --preserve-order101483
175Ref: --preserve-permissions101547
176Ref: --same-permissions101547
177Ref: --quote-chars101961
178Ref: --quoting-style102114
179Ref: --read-full-records102435
180Ref: --record-size102600
181Ref: --recursion102731
182Ref: --recursive-unlink102834
183Ref: --remove-files103001
184Ref: --restrict103147
185Ref: --rmt-command103335
186Ref: --rsh-command103476
187Ref: --same-order103598
188Ref: --same-owner103890
189Ref: --seek104267
190Ref: --show-defaults104524
191Ref: --show-omitted-dirs104892
192Ref: --show-transformed-names105046
193Ref: --show-stored-names105046
194Ref: --sparse105435
195Ref: --sparse-version105574
196Ref: --starting-file105798
197Ref: --strip-components105987
198Ref: --suffix106299
199Ref: --tape-length106434
200Ref: --test-label106589
201Ref: --to-command106741
202Ref: --to-stdout106900
203Ref: --totals107053
204Ref: --touch107284
205Ref: --transform107486
206Ref: --unlink-first108078
207Ref: --unquote108246
208Ref: --use-compress-program108353
209Ref: --utc108521
210Ref: --verbose108614
211Ref: --verify108866
212Ref: --version108984
213Ref: --volno-file109156
214Ref: --wildcards109343
215Ref: --wildcards-match-slash109463
216Ref: Option Summary-Footnote-1109591
217Ref: Option Summary-Footnote-2109809
218Node: Short Option Summary109978
219Node: help112149
220Ref: help-Footnote-1115979
221Node: defaults116189
222Node: verbose117206
223Ref: totals119507
224Ref: Progress information121097
225Ref: show-omitted-dirs121883
226Ref: block-number122302
227Node: interactive123293
228Node: operations125372
229Node: Basic tar125631
230Ref: Basic tar-Footnote-1128735
231Node: Advanced tar128879
232Node: Operations129724
233Node: append131694
234Ref: append-Footnote-1134859
235Node: appending files135025
236Node: multiple136806
237Node: update139496
238Node: how to update140535
239Node: concatenate142318
240Ref: concatenate-Footnote-1145567
241Node: delete145705
242Node: compare147548
243Node: create options149038
244Node: override149496
245Node: Ignore Failed Read152934
246Node: extract options153154
247Node: Reading154050
248Node: read full records155613
249Node: Ignore Zeros155949
250Node: Writing156940
251Node: Dealing with Old Files157497
252Node: Overwrite Old Files159924
253Node: Keep Old Files161381
254Node: Keep Newer Files161891
255Node: Unlink First162181
256Node: Recursive Unlink162585
257Node: Data Modification Times163138
258Node: Setting Access Permissions163948
259Node: Directory Modification Times and Permissions164580
260Node: Writing to Standard Output168186
261Node: Writing to an External Program169721
262Node: remove files172434
263Node: Scarce172627
264Node: Starting File172875
265Node: Same Order173695
266Node: backup174531
267Node: Applications177755
268Node: looking ahead179268
269Node: Backups180094
270Node: Full Dumps181926
271Node: Incremental Dumps183732
272Ref: incremental-op190036
273Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-1190410
274Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-2190560
275Node: Backup Levels191047
276Node: Backup Parameters193434
277Node: General-Purpose Variables194615
278Ref: RSH197772
279Node: Magnetic Tape Control199651
280Node: User Hooks200988
281Node: backup-specs example202316
282Node: Scripted Backups203459
283Ref: Scripted Backups-Footnote-1206321
284Node: Scripted Restoration206705
285Node: Choosing209313
286Node: file210498
287Ref: remote-dev213197
288Ref: local and remote archives213589
289Node: Selecting Archive Members214619
290Ref: input name quoting215300
291Node: files217286
292Ref: files-Footnote-1220560
293Node: nul220718
294Node: exclude222015
295Node: problems with exclude226040
296Node: wildcards228085
297Node: controlling pattern-matching230669
298Ref: controlling pattern-matching-Footnote-1234659
299Node: quoting styles234875
300Node: transform241347
301Ref: show-transformed-names243337
302Node: after246801
303Node: recurse250466
304Node: one253235
305Node: directory254731
306Node: absolute257804
307Ref: absolute-Footnote-1260994
308Node: Date input formats261345
309Node: General date syntax263661
310Node: Calendar date items266612
311Node: Time of day items268609
312Node: Time zone items270725
313Node: Day of week items271959
314Node: Relative items in date strings272948
315Node: Pure numbers in date strings275750
316Node: Seconds since the Epoch276731
317Node: Specifying time zone rules278352
318Node: Authors of get_date280716
319Node: Formats281468
320Node: Compression286156
321Node: gzip286448
322Node: sparse292054
323Node: Attributes295108
324Node: Portability301079
325Node: Portable Names302522
326Node: dereference303227
327Node: old304621
328Node: ustar305806
329Node: gnu306397
330Node: posix307274
331Node: PAX keywords307755
332Node: Checksumming312083
333Node: Large or Negative Values314007
334Node: Other Tars315607
335Node: Split Recovery316741
336Node: Sparse Recovery320471
337Ref: extracting sparse v.0.x324102
338Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-1327391
339Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-2327414
340Node: cpio327535
341Node: Media332291
342Node: Device334221
343Node: Remote Tape Server339289
344Node: Common Problems and Solutions343019
345Node: Blocking343411
346Node: Format Variations349918
347Node: Blocking Factor350830
348Node: Many362484
349Node: Tape Positioning366278
350Node: mt368151
351Node: Using Multiple Tapes369706
352Node: Multi-Volume Archives371772
353Ref: tape-length373257
354Ref: change volume prompt373561
355Ref: volno-file374431
356Ref: info-script374983
357Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-1380088
358Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-2380198
359Node: Tape Files380265
360Node: Tarcat381749
361Node: label382794
362Ref: --test-label option384423
363Ref: label-Footnote-1387468
364Node: verify387703
365Node: Write Protection391003
366Node: Changes391833
367Node: Configuring Help Summary395418
368Node: Tar Internals401913
369Node: Standard402248
370Node: Extensions424449
371Node: Sparse Formats427009
372Node: Old GNU Format428299
373Node: PAX 0430710
374Node: PAX 1433837
375Node: Snapshot Files435571
376Node: Dumpdir437681
377Node: Genfile440903
378Node: Generate Mode441996
379Node: Status Mode446293
380Node: Exec Mode448092
381Node: Free Software Needs Free Documentation450328
382Node: Copying This Manual455299
383Node: GNU Free Documentation License455581
384Node: Index of Command Line Options477988
385Node: Index500552
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