| f |
use archive file or device ARCHIVE
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| v |
verbosely list files processed
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| x |
extract files from an archive
# tar xvf file.tar
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| z |
filter the archive through gzip
# tar zxvf file.tar.gz
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| j |
filter the archive through bzip2
# tar jxvf file.tar.bz2
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| c |
create a new archive
# tar cvf file.tar file1 file2
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| t |
list the contents of an archive
# tar tvf file.tar
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| u |
only append files newer than copy in archive
# tar uvf file.tar file1
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| --delete |
delete from the archive (not on mag tapes!)
# tar --delete -vf file.tar file1
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