Appendix H Index of Command Line Options
This appendix contains an index of all GNU tar long command line
options. The options are listed without the preceding double-dash.
For a cross-reference of short command line options, see
Short Options Cross Reference.
| Index Entry | | Section |
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| - | | |
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| --keep-directory-symlink, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
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| A | | |
|---|
| absolute-names | | 6.10.2 Absolute File Names |
| absolute-names, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| add-file | | 6.3 Reading Names from a File |
| after-date | | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| after-date, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| anchored | | Controlling Pattern-Matching |
| anchored, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| append | | 4.2.2 How to Add Files to Existing Archives: ‘--append’ |
| append | | 4.2.2.1 Appending Files to an Archive |
| append, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| atime-preserve | | 8.2 Handling File Attributes |
| atime-preserve, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| auto-compress | | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| auto-compress, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
|
| B | | |
|---|
| backup | | 4.5 Backup options |
| backup, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| block-number | | 3.7 Checking tar progress |
| block-number, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| blocking-factor | | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| blocking-factor, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| bzip2, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
|
| C | | |
|---|
| catenate | | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with ‘--concatenate’ |
| catenate, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| check-device, described | | 5.2 Using tar to Perform Incremental Dumps |
| check-device, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| check-links, described | | 8.3.3 Hard Links |
| check-links, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| checkpoint | | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| checkpoint, defined | | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| checkpoint, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| checkpoint-action | | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| checkpoint-action, defined | | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| checkpoint-action, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| compare | | 4.2.6 Comparing Archive Members with the File System |
| compare, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| compress | | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| compress, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| concatenate | | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with ‘--concatenate’ |
| concatenate, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| confirmation, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| create, additional options | | 4.3 Options Used by ‘--create’ |
| create, complementary notes | | 4.1 Basic GNU tar Operations |
| create, introduced | | 2.6.2 Creating the Archive |
| create, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| create, using with ‘--verbose’ | | 2.6.3 Running ‘--create’ with ‘--verbose’ |
| create, using with ‘--verify’ | | 9.8 Verifying Data as It is Stored |
|
| D | | |
|---|
| delay-directory-restore | | Directory Modification Times and Permissions |
| delay-directory-restore, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| delete | | 4.2.5 Removing Archive Members Using ‘--delete’ |
| delete, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| delete, using before --append | | 4.2.2 How to Add Files to Existing Archives: ‘--append’ |
| dereference | | 8.3.2 Symbolic Links |
| dereference, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| diff, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| directory | | 6.10.1 Changing the Working Directory |
| directory, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
|
| E | | |
|---|
| exclude | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude, potential problems with | | Problems with Using the exclude Options |
| exclude, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-backups | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-backups, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-caches | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-caches, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-caches-all | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-caches-all, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-caches-under | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-caches-under, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-from | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-from | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-from, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-tag | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-tag, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-tag-all | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-tag-all, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-tag-under | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-tag-under, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| exclude-vcs | | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| exclude-vcs, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| extract | | 2.8 How to Extract Members from an Archive |
| extract, additional options | | 4.4 Options Used by ‘--extract’ |
| extract, complementary notes | | 4.1 Basic GNU tar Operations |
| extract, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| extract, using with ‘--listed-incremental’ | | 5.2 Using tar to Perform Incremental Dumps |
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| F | | |
|---|
| file | | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| file, short description | | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| file, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| file, tutorial | | The ‘--file’ Option |
| files-from | | 6.3 Reading Names from a File |
| files-from, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| force-local, short description | | 9.1 Device Selection and Switching |
| force-local, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| format, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| full-time, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
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| G | | |
|---|
| get, summary | | 3.4.1 Operations |
| group | | 4.3.1 Overriding File Metadata |
| group, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| gunzip, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
| gzip | | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| gzip, summary | | 3.4.2 tar Options |
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