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* tar: (tar).			Making tape (or disk) archives.
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   This file documents GNU `tar', a utility used to store, backup, and
transport files.

   Copyright (C) 1992, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
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Node: What tar Does5729
Node: Authors10987
Node: Bug reports12688
Node: Support13560
Node: Stability13869
Node: Rewriting15798
Node: Why maintaining17570
Node: MSDOS19535
Node: Tutorial20956
Node: How to Create Archives22888
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Node: Using tar in Verbose Mode bis31644
Node: How to Archive Directories32895
Node: Creating an Archive of a Subdirectory bis35211
Node: Compare bis38272
Node: Using Compare from the Superior Directory bis44909
Node: How to List Archives46883
Node: Listing files in an archive bis48684
Node: Getting Additional File Information bis51742
Node: List A Specific File in an Archive bis53811
Node: Listing the Contents of a Stored Directory ter56588
Node: How to Extract Members from an Archive57724
Node: Extracting Files bis59576
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Node: Extracting Specific Files ter64874
Node: Extracting Directories ter66102
Node: How to Add Files to Existing Archives68019
Node: Append bis70284
Node: Update bis75964
Node: Concatenate bis80634
Node: How to Delete Members from Archives84404
Node: Invoking tar88280
Node: Synopsis88530
Node: Option Styles92277
Node: Mnemonic Options92501
Node: Short Options93986
Node: Old Options95900
Node: Mixing Styles99563
Node: Options102093
Node: Device Options110649
Node: Blocking Options111663
Node: Classification Options112302
Node: Basic tar Operations114597
Node: Creating a New Archive128549
Node: Adding to an Existing Archive131574
Node: Updating an Archive134261
Node: Combining Archives135167
Node: Removing Archive Members137513
Node: Listing Archive Members138898
Node: Extracting Archive Members141349
Node: Archive Reading Options144403
Node: File Writing Options148208
Node: Scarce Disk Space151015
Node: Comparing Archives Members with Files152076
Node: Matching Format Parameters152691
Node: Specifying Names to tar153931
Node: Changing the Archive Name154240
Node: Characteristics158706
Node: Reading Names from a File162687
Node: Excluding Some Files164587
Node: Operating Only on New Files165567
Node: Crossing Filesystem Boundaries166498
Node: Selection Options167334
Node: Changing Directory173309
Node: Absolute File Names176471
Node: Being Careful178673
Node: Documentation178977
Node: Checking Progress181550
Node: Interactive Operation185442
Node: Write Verification186827
Node: Comparing187985
Node: Portability189388
Node: Portable Names190353
Node: Symbolic Links191048
Node: Old V7 and POSIX192448
Node: Checksumming Problems193787
Node: Write Protection195273
Node: Format Control196061
Node: Attributes Options196355
Node: Type Options198293
Node: Compression201860
Node: Compressed Archives202141
Node: Dealing with Compressed Archives204578
Node: Sparse Files205522
Node: Special Options for Archiving207222
Node: Archive Structure209685
Node: Modifiers Options211229
Node: Media214659
Node: Device216317
Node: Blocking225068
Node: Format Variations227913
Node: Blocking Factor228884
Node: Many237064
Node: Tape Positioning240829
Node: mt242731
Node: Using Multiple Tapes245032
Node: Multi-Volume Archives249227
Node: Tape Files252004
Node: Archive Label252628
Node: Backups and Restoration254812
Node: Full Dumps256484
Node: Inc Dumps261710
Node: incremental and listed-incremental263817
Node: Backup Levels267363
Node: Backup Parameters270127
Node: backup-specs example272925
Node: Script Syntax273844
Node: Scripted Backups274604
Node: Scripted Restoration276678
Node: Date input formats278194
Node: General date syntax279040
Node: Calendar date item280512
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Node: Timezone item283999
Node: Day of week item287284
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Node: Archive Format291904
Node: Standard292157
Node: Extensions308151
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