1This is tar.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.7 from tar.texi.
2
3This manual is for GNU 'tar' (version 1.34, 4 February 2021), which
4creates and extracts files from archives.
5
6   Copyright (C) 1992, 1994-1997, 1999-2001, 2003-2017, 2021 Free
7Software Foundation, Inc.
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14     the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below.  A copy of the license is
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17     (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have the freedom to copy and
18     modify this GNU manual."
19INFO-DIR-SECTION Archiving
20START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
21* Tar: (tar).                   Making tape (or disk) archives.
22END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
23
24INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
25START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
26* tar: (tar)tar invocation.                     Invoking GNU 'tar'.
27END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
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32tar.info-2: 303321
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34Tag Table:
35(Indirect)
36Node: Top1143
37Node: Introduction10488
38Node: Book Contents11275
39Node: Definitions13447
40Node: What tar Does15250
41Node: Naming tar Archives18017
42Node: Authors18738
43Node: Reports20551
44Node: Tutorial20908
45Node: assumptions21721
46Node: stylistic conventions24195
47Node: basic tar options24638
48Node: frequent operations28277
49Node: Two Frequent Options28927
50Node: file tutorial29558
51Node: verbose tutorial30916
52Ref: verbose member listing33130
53Node: help tutorial35898
54Node: create36253
55Node: prepare for examples37691
56Node: Creating the archive39460
57Node: create verbose43047
58Node: short create43867
59Node: create dir46602
60Node: list49310
61Ref: listing member and file names50845
62Node: list dir53464
63Node: extract54476
64Node: extracting archives55590
65Node: extracting files56095
66Ref: extracting files-Footnote-157981
67Node: extract dir58361
68Node: extracting untrusted archives60753
69Node: failing commands61633
70Node: going further63218
71Node: tar invocation63431
72Node: Synopsis65211
73Ref: exit status68533
74Node: using tar options70166
75Ref: TAR_OPTIONS71746
76Node: Styles72765
77Ref: Styles-Footnote-174264
78Node: Long Options74520
79Node: Short Options76692
80Ref: Short Options-Footnote-178500
81Node: Old Options78717
82Node: Mixing81480
83Ref: Mixing-Footnote-183846
84Node: All Options83966
85Node: Operation Summary84602
86Ref: --append84722
87Ref: --catenate84803
88Ref: --compare84875
89Ref: --concatenate85079
90Ref: --create85190
91Ref: --delete85259
92Ref: --diff85374
93Ref: --extract85431
94Ref: --get85534
95Ref: --list85593
96Ref: --update85662
97Node: Option Summary85873
98Ref: --absolute-names86028
99Ref: --acls86320
100Ref: --after-date86401
101Ref: --anchored86454
102Ref: --atime-preserve86587
103Ref: --auto-compress89103
104Ref: --backup89331
105Ref: --block-number89523
106Ref: --blocking-factor89698
107Ref: --bzip289851
108Ref: --check-device89959
109Ref: --checkpoint90154
110Ref: --checkpoint-action90597
111Ref: --check-links91868
112Ref: --compress92145
113Ref: --uncompress92145
114Ref: --clamp-mtime92350
115Ref: --confirmation92390
116Ref: --delay-directory-restore92459
117Ref: --dereference92662
118Ref: --directory92857
119Ref: --exclude93111
120Ref: --exclude-backups93231
121Ref: --exclude-from93321
122Ref: --exclude-caches93468
123Ref: --exclude-caches-under93677
124Ref: --exclude-caches-all93856
125Ref: --exclude-ignore93986
126Ref: --exclude-ignore-recursive94206
127Ref: --exclude-tag94450
128Ref: --exclude-tag-under94622
129Ref: --exclude-tag-all94813
130Ref: --exclude-vcs94943
131Ref: --exclude-vcs-ignores95103
132Ref: --file95496
133Ref: --files-from95697
134Ref: --force-local95901
135Ref: --format96093
136Ref: --full-time96768
137Ref: --group97448
138Ref: --group-map97775
139Ref: --gzip98167
140Ref: --gunzip98167
141Ref: --ungzip98167
142Ref: --hard-dereference98391
143Ref: --help98578
144Ref: --hole-detection98714
145Ref: --ignore-case98950
146Ref: --ignore-command-error99077
147Ref: --ignore-failed-read99189
148Ref: --ignore-zeros99331
149Ref: --incremental99476
150Ref: --index-file99742
151Ref: --info-script99828
152Ref: --new-volume-script99828
153Ref: --interactive100126
154Ref: --keep-directory-symlink100339
155Ref: --keep-newer-files100888
156Ref: --keep-old-files101031
157Ref: --label101244
158Ref: --level101533
159Ref: --listed-incremental101973
160Ref: --lzip102338
161Ref: --lzma102439
162Ref: --mode102641
163Ref: --mtime102934
164Ref: --multi-volume103614
165Ref: --newer103820
166Ref: --newer-mtime104099
167Ref: --no-acls104324
168Ref: --no-anchored104418
169Ref: --no-auto-compress104555
170Ref: --no-check-device104707
171Ref: --no-delay-directory-restore104890
172Ref: --no-ignore-case105139
173Ref: --no-ignore-command-error105232
174Ref: --no-null105388
175Ref: --no-overwrite-dir105594
176Ref: --no-quote-chars105738
177Ref: --no-recursion105919
178Ref: --no-same-owner106025
179Ref: --no-same-permissions106209
180Ref: --no-seek106412
181Ref: --no-selinux106631
182Ref: --no-unquote106732
183Ref: --no-verbatim-files-from106870
184Ref: --no-wildcards107371
185Ref: --no-wildcards-match-slash107455
186Ref: --no-xattrs107557
187Ref: --null107660
188Ref: --numeric-owner108011
189Ref: --occurrence108663
190Ref: --old-archive109231
191Ref: --one-file-system109280
192Ref: --one-top-level109458
193Ref: --overwrite110094
194Ref: --overwrite-dir110237
195Ref: --owner110383
196Ref: --owner-map110746
197Ref: --pax-option111122
198Ref: --portability111429
199Ref: --posix111494
200Ref: --preserve-order111536
201Ref: --preserve-permissions111601
202Ref: --same-permissions111601
203Ref: --quote-chars112016
204Ref: --quoting-style112169
205Ref: --read-full-records112492
206Ref: --record-size112658
207Ref: --recursion113011
208Ref: --recursive-unlink113116
209Ref: --remove-files113279
210Ref: --restrict113426
211Ref: --rmt-command113615
212Ref: --rsh-command113757
213Ref: --same-order113880
214Ref: --same-owner114173
215Ref: --seek114552
216Ref: --selinux114923
217Ref: --show-defaults115024
218Ref: --show-omitted-dirs115534
219Ref: --show-snapshot-field-ranges115689
220Ref: --show-transformed-names115886
221Ref: --show-stored-names115886
222Ref: --skip-old-files116276
223Ref: --sort116727
224Ref: --sparse117366
225Ref: --sparse-version117506
226Ref: --starting-file117732
227Ref: --strip-components117922
228Ref: --suffix118259
229Ref: --tape-length118379
230Ref: --test-label118804
231Ref: --to-command118957
232Ref: --to-stdout119117
233Ref: --totals119271
234Ref: --touch119503
235Ref: --transform119706
236Ref: --xform119706
237Ref: --unlink-first120320
238Ref: --unquote120484
239Ref: --use-compress-program120591
240Ref: --utc120770
241Ref: --verbatim-files-from120864
242Ref: --verbose121708
243Ref: --verify121961
244Ref: --version122080
245Ref: --volno-file122253
246Ref: --warning122441
247Ref: --wildcards122619
248Ref: --wildcards-match-slash122739
249Ref: --xattrs122831
250Ref: --xattrs-exclude122930
251Ref: --xattrs-include123057
252Ref: --xz123313
253Ref: Option Summary-Footnote-1123536
254Node: Short Option Summary123755
255Node: Position-Sensitive Options126667
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257Node: help130318
258Ref: help-Footnote-1134153
259Node: defaults134364
260Node: verbose135383
261Ref: totals137686
262Ref: Progress information139276
263Ref: show-omitted-dirs140255
264Ref: block-number140674
265Ref: verbose-Footnote-1141701
266Node: checkpoints141808
267Ref: checkpoint wait147873
268Ref: checkpoint exec148469
269Node: warnings150498
270Node: interactive154100
271Node: external156199
272Node: operations157787
273Node: Basic tar158029
274Ref: Basic tar-Footnote-1161136
275Node: Advanced tar161280
276Node: Operations162125
277Node: append164020
278Ref: append-Footnote-1167117
279Node: appending files167304
280Node: multiple169041
281Node: update171763
282Node: how to update172740
283Node: concatenate174521
284Ref: concatenate-Footnote-1177769
285Node: delete177912
286Node: compare179686
287Node: create options181120
288Node: override181607
289Node: Extended File Attributes188668
290Node: Ignore Failed Read193296
291Node: extract options193901
292Node: Reading194734
293Node: read full records196234
294Node: Ignore Zeros196569
295Node: Writing197560
296Node: Dealing with Old Files198117
297Node: Overwrite Old Files200919
298Node: Keep Old Files202376
299Node: Keep Newer Files203183
300Node: Unlink First203473
301Node: Recursive Unlink203877
302Node: Data Modification Times204430
303Node: Setting Access Permissions205240
304Node: Directory Modification Times and Permissions205872
305Node: Writing to Standard Output209485
306Node: Writing to an External Program211020
307Node: remove files214610
308Node: Scarce214803
309Node: Starting File215051
310Node: Same Order215852
311Node: backup216688
312Node: looking ahead219780
313Node: Backups220600
314Node: Full Dumps222181
315Node: Incremental Dumps223990
316Ref: --level=0226904
317Ref: device numbers227437
318Ref: incremental-op231420
319Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-1231794
320Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-2231944
321Node: Backup Levels232432
322Node: Backup Parameters234819
323Node: General-Purpose Variables236000
324Ref: RSH239168
325Node: Magnetic Tape Control241052
326Node: User Hooks242391
327Node: backup-specs example243724
328Node: Scripted Backups244864
329Ref: Scripted Backups-Footnote-1247729
330Node: Scripted Restoration248113
331Node: Choosing250719
332Node: file251841
333Ref: remote-dev254477
334Ref: local and remote archives254862
335Node: Selecting Archive Members255893
336Ref: input name quoting256574
337Node: files258549
338Ref: verbatim-files-from261394
339Ref: no-verbatim-files-from261654
340Ref: files-Footnote-1262396
341Node: nul262554
342Node: exclude265012
343Ref: exclude-vcs-ignores266570
344Ref: exclude-vcs268283
345Ref: exclude-Footnote-1272219
346Ref: exclude-Footnote-2272473
347Node: problems with exclude272544
348Node: wildcards274594
349Node: controlling pattern-matching277177
350Ref: anchored patterns279818
351Ref: case-insensitive matches280088
352Ref: controlling pattern-matching-Footnote-1281165
353Node: quoting styles281382
354Ref: escape sequences281727
355Node: transform287671
356Ref: show-transformed-names289662
357Node: after295853
358Node: recurse299455
359Node: one303321
360Node: directory304754
361Node: absolute307853
362Ref: absolute-Footnote-1311180
363Node: Date input formats311531
364Node: General date syntax313904
365Node: Calendar date items316881
366Node: Time of day items318786
367Node: Time zone items320982
368Node: Combined date and time of day items322328
369Node: Day of week items323183
370Node: Relative items in date strings324191
371Node: Pure numbers in date strings326993
372Node: Seconds since the Epoch327974
373Node: Specifying time zone rules329660
374Node: Authors of parse_datetime332037
375Ref: Authors of get_date332216
376Node: Formats333179
377Node: Compression337854
378Node: gzip338146
379Ref: alternative decompression programs340631
380Ref: auto-compress344230
381Ref: use-compress-program345065
382Ref: gzip-Footnote-1347032
383Ref: gzip-Footnote-2347081
384Node: lbzip2347221
385Node: sparse348318
386Node: Attributes352862
387Node: Portability358524
388Node: Portable Names360010
389Node: dereference360715
390Node: hard links361842
391Ref: hard links-Footnote-1364727
392Node: old364783
393Node: ustar365966
394Node: gnu366569
395Node: posix367446
396Node: PAX keywords367927
397Node: Checksumming374950
398Node: Large or Negative Values376894
399Node: Other Tars378495
400Node: Split Recovery379631
401Node: Sparse Recovery383269
402Ref: extracting sparse v0x386888
403Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-1390145
404Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-2390168
405Node: cpio390289
406Node: Media395050
407Node: Device397001
408Ref: size-suffixes401792
409Node: Remote Tape Server402932
410Node: Common Problems and Solutions406596
411Node: Blocking406988
412Ref: Blocking-Footnote-1413472
413Node: Format Variations413576
414Node: Blocking Factor414491
415Node: Many426142
416Node: Tape Positioning429936
417Node: mt431812
418Node: Using Multiple Tapes433369
419Node: Multi-Volume Archives435435
420Ref: tape-length436920
421Ref: change volume prompt437475
422Ref: volno-file438342
423Ref: info-script438895
424Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-1444480
425Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-2444590
426Node: Tape Files444658
427Node: Tarcat446143
428Node: label447188
429Ref: --test-label option448776
430Ref: label-Footnote-1452227
431Ref: label-Footnote-2452336
432Ref: label-Footnote-3452469
433Node: verify452704
434Node: Write Protection456004
435Node: Reliability and security456834
436Node: Reliability457222
437Node: Permissions problems458000
438Node: Data corruption and repair458439
439Node: Race conditions459366
440Node: Security461105
441Node: Privacy461708
442Node: Integrity462957
443Node: Live untrusted data465168
444Node: Security rules of thumb467507
445Node: Changes469035
446Node: Recipes472624
447Node: copy directory hierarchy472909
448Node: intermediate directories473713
449Ref: intermediate directories-Footnote-1476078
450Node: Configuring Help Summary476202
451Node: Fixing Snapshot Files482723
452Node: Tar Internals486092
453Node: Standard486424
454Node: Extensions508566
455Node: Sparse Formats511856
456Node: Old GNU Format513145
457Node: PAX 0515532
458Node: PAX 1518646
459Node: Snapshot Files520355
460Node: Dumpdir525953
461Node: Genfile529183
462Node: Generate Mode530271
463Node: Status Mode535511
464Node: Exec Mode537313
465Node: GNU Free Documentation License540369
466Node: Index of Command Line Options565513
467Node: Index593684
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469End Tag Table
470
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472Local Variables:
473coding: utf-8
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