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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.

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A
absolute-names: absolute
absolute-names, summary: Option Summary
acls, summary: Option Summary
add-file: files
after-date: after
after-date, summary: Option Summary
anchored: controlling pattern-matching
anchored, summary: Option Summary
append: append
append: appending files
append, summary: Operation Summary
atime-preserve: Attributes
atime-preserve, summary: Option Summary
auto-compress: gzip
auto-compress, summary: Option Summary

B
backup: backup
backup, summary: Option Summary
block-number: verbose
block-number, summary: Option Summary
blocking-factor: Blocking Factor
blocking-factor, summary: Option Summary
bzip2, summary: Option Summary

C
catenate: concatenate
catenate, summary: Operation Summary
check-device, described: Incremental Dumps
check-device, summary: Option Summary
check-links, described: hard links
check-links, summary: Option Summary
checkpoint: checkpoints
checkpoint, defined: checkpoints
checkpoint, summary: Option Summary
checkpoint-action: checkpoints
checkpoint-action, defined: checkpoints
checkpoint-action, summary: Option Summary
clamp-mtime, summary: Option Summary
compare: compare
compare, summary: Operation Summary
compress: gzip
compress, summary: Option Summary
concatenate: concatenate
concatenate, summary: Operation Summary
confirmation, summary: Option Summary
create, additional options: create options
create, complementary notes: Basic tar
create, introduced: Creating the archive
create, summary: Operation Summary
create, using with --verbose: create verbose
create, using with --verify: verify

D
delay-directory-restore: Directory Modification Times and Permissions
delay-directory-restore, summary: Option Summary
delete: delete
delete, summary: Operation Summary
delete, using before –append: append
dereference: dereference
dereference, summary: Option Summary
diff, summary: Operation Summary
directory: directory
directory, summary: Option Summary

E
exclude: exclude
exclude: exclude
exclude, potential problems with: problems with exclude
exclude, summary: Option Summary
exclude-backups: exclude
exclude-backups, summary: Option Summary
exclude-caches: exclude
exclude-caches, summary: Option Summary
exclude-caches-all: exclude
exclude-caches-all, summary: Option Summary
exclude-caches-under: exclude
exclude-caches-under, summary: Option Summary
exclude-from: exclude
exclude-from: exclude
exclude-from, summary: Option Summary
exclude-ignore: exclude
exclude-ignore, summary: Option Summary
exclude-ignore-recursive: exclude
exclude-ignore-recursive, summary: Option Summary
exclude-tag: exclude
exclude-tag, summary: Option Summary
exclude-tag-all: exclude
exclude-tag-all, summary: Option Summary
exclude-tag-under: exclude
exclude-tag-under, summary: Option Summary
exclude-vcs: exclude
exclude-vcs, summary: Option Summary
exclude-vcs-ignores: exclude
exclude-vcs-ignores, summary: Option Summary
extract: extract
extract, additional options: extract options
extract, complementary notes: Basic tar
extract, summary: Operation Summary
extract, using with --listed-incremental: Incremental Dumps

F
file: file
file, short description: file
file, summary: Option Summary
file, tutorial: file tutorial
files-from: files
files-from, summary: Option Summary
force-local, short description: Device
force-local, summary: Option Summary
format, summary: Option Summary
full-time, summary: Option Summary

G
get, summary: Operation Summary
group: override
group, summary: Option Summary
group-map, summary: Option Summary
gunzip, summary: Option Summary
gzip: gzip
gzip, summary: Option Summary

H
hard-dereference, described: hard links
hard-dereference, summary: Option Summary
help: help tutorial
help, introduction: help
help, summary: Option Summary
hole-detection: sparse
hole-detection, summary: Option Summary

I
ignore-case: controlling pattern-matching
ignore-case, summary: Option Summary
ignore-command-error: Writing to an External Program
ignore-command-error, summary: Option Summary
ignore-failed-read: Ignore Failed Read
ignore-failed-read, summary: Option Summary
ignore-zeros: Ignore Zeros
ignore-zeros, short description: Blocking Factor
ignore-zeros, summary: Option Summary
incremental, summary: Option Summary
incremental, using with --list: Incremental Dumps
index-file, summary: Option Summary
info-script: Multi-Volume Archives
info-script, short description: Device
info-script, summary: Option Summary
interactive: interactive
interactive, summary: Option Summary

K
keep-directory-symlink, summary: Option Summary
keep-newer-files: Keep Newer Files
keep-newer-files, summary: Option Summary
keep-old-files: Keep Old Files
keep-old-files, introduced: Dealing with Old Files
keep-old-files, summary: Option Summary

L
label: Tape Files
label: label
label, summary: Option Summary
level, described: Incremental Dumps
level, summary: Option Summary
list: list
list, summary: Operation Summary
list, using with --incremental: Incremental Dumps
list, using with --listed-incremental: Incremental Dumps
list, using with --verbose: list
list, using with file name arguments: list
listed-incremental, described: Incremental Dumps
listed-incremental, summary: Option Summary
listed-incremental, using with --extract: Incremental Dumps
listed-incremental, using with --list: Incremental Dumps
lzip: gzip
lzip, summary: Option Summary
lzma: gzip
lzma, summary: Option Summary
lzop: gzip

M
mode: override
mode, summary: Option Summary
mtime: override
mtime, summary: Option Summary
multi-volume: Multi-Volume Archives
multi-volume, short description: Device
multi-volume, summary: Option Summary

N
new-volume-script: Multi-Volume Archives
new-volume-script, short description: Device
new-volume-script, summary: Option Summary
new-volume-script, summary: Option Summary
newer: after
newer, summary: Option Summary
newer-mtime: after
newer-mtime, summary: Option Summary
no-acls, summary: Option Summary
no-anchored: controlling pattern-matching
no-anchored, summary: Option Summary
no-auto-compress, summary: Option Summary
no-check-device, described: Incremental Dumps
no-check-device, summary: Option Summary
no-delay-directory-restore: Directory Modification Times and Permissions
no-delay-directory-restore, summary: Option Summary
no-ignore-case: controlling pattern-matching
no-ignore-case, summary: Option Summary
no-ignore-command-error: Writing to an External Program
no-ignore-command-error, summary: Option Summary
no-null, described: nul
no-null, summary: Option Summary
no-overwrite-dir, summary: Option Summary
no-quote-chars, summary: Option Summary
no-recursion: recurse
no-recursion, summary: Option Summary
no-same-owner: Attributes
no-same-owner, summary: Option Summary
no-same-permissions, summary: Option Summary
no-seek, summary: Option Summary
no-selinux, summary: Option Summary
no-unquote: Selecting Archive Members
no-unquote, summary: Option Summary
no-verbatim-files-from: files
no-verbatim-files-from, summary: Option Summary
no-wildcards: controlling pattern-matching
no-wildcards, summary: Option Summary
no-wildcards-match-slash: controlling pattern-matching
no-wildcards-match-slash, summary: Option Summary
no-xattrs, summary: Option Summary
null, described: nul
null, summary: Option Summary
numeric-owner: Attributes
numeric-owner, summary: Option Summary

O
occurrence, described: append
occurrence, summary: Option Summary
old-archive, summary: Option Summary
one-file-system: one
one-file-system, summary: Option Summary
one-top-level, summary: Option Summary
overwrite: Overwrite Old Files
overwrite, introduced: Dealing with Old Files
overwrite, summary: Option Summary
overwrite-dir: Overwrite Old Files
overwrite-dir, introduced: Dealing with Old Files
overwrite-dir, summary: Option Summary
owner: override
owner, summary: Option Summary
owner-map, summary: Option Summary

P
pax-option: PAX keywords
pax-option, summary: Option Summary
portability, summary: Option Summary
posix, summary: Option Summary
preserve-order: Same Order
preserve-order, summary: Option Summary
preserve-permissions: Setting Access Permissions
preserve-permissions, short description: Attributes
preserve-permissions, summary: Option Summary

Q
quote-chars, summary: Option Summary
quoting-style: quoting styles
quoting-style, summary: Option Summary

R
read-full-records: Reading
read-full-records: read full records
read-full-records, short description: Blocking Factor
read-full-records, summary: Option Summary
record-size, summary: Option Summary
recursion: recurse
recursion, summary: Option Summary
recursive-unlink: Recursive Unlink
recursive-unlink, summary: Option Summary
remove-files: remove files
remove-files, summary: Option Summary
restrict, summary: Option Summary
rmt-command, summary: Option Summary
rsh-command: Device
rsh-command, summary: Option Summary

S
same-order: Same Order
same-order, summary: Option Summary
same-owner: Attributes
same-owner, summary: Option Summary
same-permissions: Setting Access Permissions
same-permissions, short description: Attributes
same-permissions, summary: Option Summary
same-permissions, summary: Option Summary
seek, summary: Option Summary
selinux, summary: Option Summary
show-defaults: defaults
show-defaults, summary: Option Summary
show-omitted-dirs: verbose
show-omitted-dirs, summary: Option Summary
show-snapshot-field-ranges: Snapshot Files
show-snapshot-field-ranges, summary: Option Summary
show-stored-names: list
show-stored-names, summary: Option Summary
show-transformed-names: transform
show-transformed-names, summary: Option Summary
skip-old-files, introduced: Dealing with Old Files
skip-old-files, summary: Option Summary
sort, summary: Option Summary
sparse: sparse
sparse, summary: Option Summary
sparse-version: sparse
sparse-version, summary: Option Summary
starting-file: Starting File
starting-file, summary: Option Summary
strip-components: transform
strip-components, summary: Option Summary
suffix: backup
suffix, summary: Option Summary

T
tape-length: Multi-Volume Archives
tape-length, short description: Device
tape-length, summary: Option Summary
test-label: label
test-label, summary: Option Summary
to-command: Writing to an External Program
to-command, summary: Option Summary
to-stdout: Writing to Standard Output
to-stdout, summary: Option Summary
totals: verbose
totals, summary: Option Summary
touch: Data Modification Times
touch: Attributes
touch, summary: Option Summary
transform: transform
transform, summary: Option Summary

U
uncompress: gzip
uncompress, summary: Option Summary
uncompress, summary: Option Summary
ungzip: gzip
ungzip, summary: Option Summary
ungzip, summary: Option Summary
unlink-first: Unlink First
unlink-first, introduced: Dealing with Old Files
unlink-first, summary: Option Summary
unquote: Selecting Archive Members
unquote, summary: Option Summary
update: update
update: how to update
update, summary: Operation Summary
usage: help
use-compress-program: gzip
use-compress-program, summary: Option Summary
utc, summary: Option Summary

V
verbatim-files-from: files
verbatim-files-from, summary: Option Summary
verbose: verbose
verbose, introduced: verbose tutorial
verbose, summary: Option Summary
verbose, using with --create: create verbose
verbose, using with --list: list
verify, short description: verify
verify, summary: Option Summary
verify, using with --create: verify
version: help
version, summary: Option Summary
volno-file: Multi-Volume Archives
volno-file, summary: Option Summary

W
warning, explained: warnings
warning, summary: Option Summary
wildcards: controlling pattern-matching
wildcards, summary: Option Summary
wildcards-match-slash: controlling pattern-matching
wildcards-match-slash, summary: Option Summary

X
xattrs, summary: Option Summary
xattrs-exclude, summary: Option Summary
xattrs-include, summary: Option Summary
xform: transform
xform, summary: Option Summary
xz: gzip
xz, summary: Option Summary

Z
zstd: gzip

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