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tar(bsdtar): manipulate archive files | |
First option must be a mode specifier: | |
-c Create -r Add/Replace -t List -u Update -x Extract | |
Common Options: | |
-b # Use # 512-byte records per I/O block | |
-f <filename> Location of archive | |
-v Verbose | |
-w Interactive | |
Create: tar -c [options] [<file> | <dir> | @<archive> | -C <dir> ] | |
<file>, <dir> add these items to archive | |
-z, -j, -J, --lzma Compress archive with gzip/bzip2/xz/lzma | |
--format {ustar|pax|cpio|shar} Select archive format | |
--exclude <pattern> Skip files that match pattern | |
-C <dir> Change to <dir> before processing remaining files | |
@<archive> Add entries from <archive> to output | |
List: tar -t [options] [<patterns>] | |
<patterns> If specified, list only entries that match | |
Extract: tar -x [options] [<patterns>] | |
<patterns> If specified, extract only entries that match | |
-k Keep (don't overwrite) existing files | |
-m Don't restore modification times | |
-O Write entries to stdout, don't restore to disk | |
-p Restore permissions (including ACLs, owner, file flags) | |
bsdtar 2.8.3 - libarchive 2.8.3 |
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