- `--absolute-names'
- `--after-date=date'
- Limit the operation to files changed after the given date.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `--block-size=number'
- Specify the blocking factor of an archive.
FIXME: xref Blocking Factor
.
- `--compress'
- Specify a compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
- `--compress-block.'
- Create a whole block sized compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
- `--confirmation'
- Solicit confirmation for each file.
FIXME: xref Interactive Operation
FIXME: --selective should be a synonym.
- `--dereference'
- Treat a symbolic link as an alternate name for the file the link
points to.
FIXME: xref Symbolic Links
.
- `--directory=`directory''
- Change the working directory.
FIXME: xref Changing Working Directory
.
- `--exclude=pattern'
- Exclude files which match the regular expression pattern.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `--exclude-from=`file''
- Exclude files which match any of the regular expressions listed in
the file `file'.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `--file=archive-name'
- Name the archive.
FIXME: xref Archive Name
).
- `--files-from=`file''
- Read file name arguments from a file on the file system.
FIXME: xref File Name Lists
.
- `--ignore-umask'
- Set modes of extracted files to those recorded in the archive.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--ignore-zeros'
- Ignore end-of-archive entries.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
.
FIXME: this should be changed to --ignore-end
- `--tape-length=n (-L)'
FIXME: alternate way of doing multi archive, will go to that length and
FIXME: prompts for new tape, automatically turns on multi-volume. this
FIXME: needs to be written into main body as well
- `--info-script=program-file'
- Create a multi-volume archive via a script.
FIXME: xref Multi-Volume Archives
.
- `--interactive'
- Ask for confirmation before performing any operation on a file or
archive member.
- `--keep-old-files'
- Prevent overwriting during extraction.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--label=archive-label'
- Include an archive-label in the archive being created.
FIXME: xref Archive
Label
.
- `--modification-time'
- Set the modification time of extracted files to the time they were
extracted.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--multi-volume'
- Specify a multi-volume archive.
FIXME: xref Multi-Volume Archives
.
- `--newer=date'
- Limit the operation to files changed after the given date.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `--newer-mtime=date'
- Limit the operation to files modified after the given date.
FIXME: xref File
Exclusion
.
- `--old'
- Create an old format archive.
FIXME: xref Old Style File Information
.
FIXME: did we agree this should go away as a synonym?
- `--old-archive'
- Create an old format archive.
FIXME: xref Old Style File Information
.
- `--one-file-system'
- Prevent
tar from crossing file system boundaries when
archiving.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `--portability'
- Create an old format archive.
FIXME: xref Old Style File Information
.
FIXME: was portability, may still need to be changed
- `--preserve-order'
- Help process large lists of file names on machines with small amounts of
memory.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
.
- `--preserve-permission'
- Set modes of extracted files to those recorded in the archive.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--read-full-blocks'
- Read an archive with a smaller than specified block size or which
contains incomplete blocks.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
).
FIXME: should be --partial-blocks (!)
- `--record-number'
- Print the record number where a message is generated.
FIXME: xref Additional Information
.
- `--same-order'
- Help process large lists of file names on machines with small amounts of
memory.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
.
- `--same-permission'
- Set the modes of extracted files to those recorded in the archive.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--sparse'
- Archive sparse files sparsely.
FIXME: xref Sparse Files
.
- `--starting-file=file name'
- Begin reading in the middle of an archive.
FIXME: xref Scarce Disk Space
.
- `--to-stdout'
- Write files to the standard output.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `--uncompress'
- Specifdo a compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
- `-V archive-label'
- Include an archive-label in the archive being created.
FIXME: xref Archive
Label
.
FIXME: was --volume
- `--verbose'
- Print the names of files or archive members as they are being
operated on.
FIXME: xref Additional Information
.
- `--verify'
- Check for discrepancies in the archive immediately after it is
written.
FIXME: xref Write Verification
.
- `-B'
- Read an archive with a smaller than specified block size or which
contains incomplete blocks.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
).
- `-K file name'
- Begin reading in the middle of an archive.
FIXME: xref Scarce Disk Space
.
- `-M'
- Specify a multi-volume archive.
FIXME: xref Multi-Volume Archives
.
- `-N date'
- Limit operation to files changed after the given date.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `-O'
- Write files to the standard output.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
FIXME: - P is absolute names, add when resolved.
- `-R'
- Print the record number where a message is generated.
FIXME: xref Additional Information
.
- `-S'
- Archive sparse files sparsely.
FIXME: xref Sparse Files
.
- `-T file'
- Read file name arguments from a file on the file system.
FIXME: xref File Name Lists
.
- `-W'
- Check for discrepancies in the archive immediately after it is
written.
FIXME: xref Write Verification
.
- `-Z'
- Specify a compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
- `-b number'
- Specify the blocking factor of an archive.
FIXME: xref Blocking Factor
.
- `-f archive-name'
- Name the archive.
FIXME: xref Archive Name
).
- `-h'
- Treat a symbolic link as an alternate name for the file the link
points to.
FIXME: xref Symbolic Links
.
- `-i'
- Ignore end-of-archive entries.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
.
- `-k'
- Prevent overwriting during extraction.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `-l'
- Prevent
tar from crossing file system boundaries when
archiving.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.
- `-m'
- Set the modification time of extracted files to the time they were
extracted.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `-o'
- Create an old format archive.
FIXME: xref Old Style File Information
.
- `-p'
- Set the modes of extracted files to those recorded in the archive.
FIXME: xref File Writing Options
.
- `-s'
- Help process large lists of file names on machines with small amounts of
memory.
FIXME: xref Archive Reading Options
.
- `-v'
- Print the names of files or archive members they are being operated
on.
FIXME: xref Additional Information
.
- `-w'
FIXME: see --interactive.
- `-z'
- Specify a compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
- `-z -z'
- Create a whole block sized compressed archive.
FIXME: xref Compressed Archives
.
FIXME: I would rather this were -Z. it is the only double letter short
FIXME: form.
- `-C `directory''
- Change the working directory.
FIXME: xref Changing Working Directory
.
- `-F program-file'
- Create a multi-volume archive via a script.
FIXME: xref Multi-Volume Archives
.
- `-X `file''
- Exclude files which match any of the regular expressions listed in
the file `file'.
FIXME: xref File Exclusion
.