Index of Command Line Options (GNU tar 1.35)

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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-action`	checkpoints
`checkpoint-action, defined`	checkpoints
`checkpoint-action, summary`	Option Summary
`checkpoint, defined`	checkpoints
`checkpoint, 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-backups`	exclude
`exclude-backups, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-caches`	exclude
`exclude-caches-all`	exclude
`exclude-caches-all, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-caches-under`	exclude
`exclude-caches-under, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-caches, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-from`	exclude
`exclude-from`	exclude
`exclude-from, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-ignore`	exclude
`exclude-ignore-recursive`	exclude
`exclude-ignore-recursive, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-ignore, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-tag`	exclude
`exclude-tag-all`	exclude
`exclude-tag-all, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-tag-under`	exclude
`exclude-tag-under, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-tag, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-vcs`	exclude
`exclude-vcs-ignores`	exclude
`exclude-vcs-ignores, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude-vcs, summary`	Option Summary
`exclude, potential problems with`	problems with exclude
`exclude, 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-map, summary`	Option Summary
`group, 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-mtime`	after
`newer-mtime, summary`	Option Summary
`newer, 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-match-slash`	controlling pattern-matching
`no-wildcards-match-slash, summary`	Option Summary
`no-wildcards, 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-dir`	Overwrite Old Files
`overwrite-dir, introduced`	Dealing with Old Files
`overwrite-dir, summary`	Option Summary
`overwrite, introduced`	Dealing with Old Files
`overwrite, summary`	Option Summary
`owner`	override
`owner-map, summary`	Option Summary
`owner, 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-version`	sparse
`sparse-version, summary`	Option Summary
`sparse, 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-match-slash`	controlling pattern-matching
`wildcards-match-slash, summary`	Option Summary
`wildcards, summary`	Option Summary

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

Z
`zstd`	gzip