f, -f, --file <ARCHIVE> | |
--force-local | Archive file is local even if it has a colon |
F, -F, --info-script, --new-volume-script <COMMAND> | Run COMMAND at the end of each tape |
L, -L, --tape-length <N> | Change tape after writing Nx1024 bytes |
M, -M, --multi-volume | Create/list/extract multi-volume archive |
--rmt-command <COMMAND> | Use COMMAND instead of rmt when accessing remote archives |
--rsh-command <COMMAND> | Use COMMAND instead of rsh when accessing remote archives |
--volno-file <FILE> | Tar will keep track of which volume of a multi-volume archive it is working in FILE |
--ignore-failed-read | Do not exit with nonzero on unreadable files |
--restrict | Disable the use of some potentially harmful options |
--remove-files | Remove files from disk after adding them to the archive |
W, -W, --verify | Verify the archive after writing it |
--atime-preserve [METHOD] | Preserve access times on dumped files |
--group <NAME[:GID]> | Force NAME as group for added files |
--group-map <FILE> | Read group translation map from FILE |
--mode <CHANGES> | Force symbolic mode CHANGES for added files |
--mtime <DATE-OR-FILE> | Set mtime for added files |
--owner <NAME[:GID]> | Force NAME as owner for added files |
--owner-map <FILE> | Read owner translation map from FILE |
--sort <ORDER> | When creating an archive, sort directory entries according to ORDER |
--add-file <FILE> | Add FILE to the archive |
--exclude <PATTERN> | Exclude files matching PATTERN |
--exclude-backups | Exclude backup and lock files |
--exclude-caches | Exclude contents of directories containing file CACHEDIR.TAG, except for the tag file itself |
--exclude-caches-all | Exclude directories containing file CACHEDIR.TAG and the file itself |
--exclude-caches-under | Exclude everything under directories containing CACHEDIR.TAG |
--exclude-ignore <FILE> | Read exclusion patterns from FILE in directory before dumping |
--exclude-ignore-recursive <FILE> | Same as --exclude-ignore, except that patterns from FILE affect both the directory and all its subdirectories |
--exclude-tag <FILE> | Exclude contents of directories containing FILE, except for FILE itself |
--exclude-tag-all <FILE> | Exclude directories containing FILE |
--exclude-tag-under <FILE> | Exclude everything under directories containing FILE |
--exclude-vcs | Exclude version control system directories |
--exclude-vcs-ignores | Exclude files that match patterns read from VCS-specific ignore files |
h, -h, --dereference | Follow symlinks; archive and dump the files they point to |
--hard-dereference | Follow hard links; archive and dump the files they refer to |
N, -N, --newer, --after-date <DATE> | Only store files newer than DATE |
--one-file-system | Stay in local file system when creating archive |
P, -P, --absolute-names | Don't strip leading slashes from file names |
--anchored | Patterns match file name start |
--ignore-case | Ignore case |
--no-anchored | Patterns match after any / |
--no-ignore-case | Case sensitive matching |
--no-wildcards | Verbatim string matching |
--no-wildcards-match-slash | Wildcards do not match / |
--wildcards | Use wildcards |
--wildcards-match-slash | Wildcards match / |
--clamp-mtime | Only set time when the file is more recent than what was given with --mtime |
l, -l, --check-links | Print a message if not all links are dumped |
a, -a, --auto-compress | Use archive suffix to determine the compression program |
I, -I, --use-compress-program <COMMAND> | Filter data through COMMAND |
j, -j, --bzip2 | Filter the archive through bzip2 |
J, -J, --xz | Filter the archive through xz |
--lzip | Filter the archive through lzip |
--lzma | Filter the archive through lzma |
--lzop | Filter the archive through lzop |
--no-auto-compress | Do not use archive suffix to determine the compression program |
z, -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip | Filter the archive through gzip |
Z, -Z, --compress, --uncompress | Filter the archive through compress |
--zstd | Filter the archive through zstd |
--transform, --xform <EXPRESSION> | Use sed replace EXPRESSION to transform file names |
--checkpoint [N] | Display progress messages every Nth record |
--checkpoint-action <ACTION> | Run ACTION on each checkpoint |
--full-time | Print file time to its full resolution |
--utc | Print file modification times in UTC |