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gtar -- Archiving/backup utility gtar options Options: -A --catenate --concatenate Append files to an archive --atime-preserve Don't change access times on dumped files -b --block-size N Block size of Nx512 bytes (default, N=20) -B --read-full-blocks Reblock as we read (for reading 4.2BSD pipes) --block-compress Block the output of compression program for tapes -c --create Create a new archive -C --directory dir Change to directory dir --checkpoint Print directory names while reading the archive -d --diff --compare Find differences between archive and file system --delete Delete from the archive --exclude file Exclude file; file can be a regular expression -f file --file file Use archive file or device file (default, the standard input) --force-local Archive file is local even if has a colon -F script --info-script script --new-volume-script script Run script at end of each tape (implies -M option) -G --incremental Create/list/extract old GNU-format incremental backup -g file --listed-incremental file Create/list/extract new GNU-format incremental backup -i --ignore-zeros Ignore blocks of zeros in archive (normally mean EOF) --ignore-failed-read Don't exit with non-zero status when an unreadable file is encountered -k --keep-old-files Keep existing files; don't overwrite them from archive -K file --starting-file file Begin at file in the archive -l --one-file-system Stay in local file system when creating an archive -L N --tape-length N Change tapes after writing Nx1024 bytes -m --modification-time Don't extract file modified time -M --multi-volume Create/list/extract multi-volume archive -N date --after-date date --newer date Store only the files newer than date --null -T reads null-terminated names, disable -C -o --old-archive --portability Write a V7 format archive, rather than ANSI format -O --to-stdout Extract files to standard output -p --same-permissions --preserve-permissions Extract all protection information -P --absolute-paths Don't strip leading `/'s from file names --preserve Combine options -p and -s -r --append Append files to the end of an archive -R --record-number Show record number within archive with each message --remove-files Remove files after adding them to the archive -s --same-order --preserve-order List of names to extract is sorted to match archive --same-owner Create extracted files with the same ownership -S --sparse Handle sparse files efficiently -t --list List the contents of an archive -T file --files-from file Get names to extract or create from file --totals Print total bytes written with -c -u --update Only append files that are newer than copy in archive --use-compress-program program Filter the archive through program (which must accept -d) -v --verbose Verbosely list files processed -V name --label name Create archive with volume name --version Print gtar version number -w --interactive --confirmation Ask for confirmation for every action -W --verify Attempt to verify the archive after writing it -x --extract --get Extract files from an archive -X file --exclude-from file Exclude all files listed in file -z --gzip --ungzip Filter the archive through gzip -Z --compress --uncompress Filter the archive through compress