I. 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
A
absolute-names
6.10.2 Absolute File Names
absolute-names, summary
3.4.2 tar Options
acls, 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
clamp-mtime, 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-ignore
6.4 Excluding Some Files
exclude-ignore, summary
3.4.2 tar Options
exclude-ignore-recursive
6.4 Excluding Some Files
exclude-ignore-recursive, 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
exclude-vcs-ignores
6.4 Excluding Some Files
exclude-vcs-ignores, 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
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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