1 This is tar.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.13 from tar.texi.
3 This manual is for GNU `tar' (version 1.21, 30 October 2008), which
4 creates and extracts files from archives.
6 Copyright (C) 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,
7 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
9 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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12 Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts
13 being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a)
14 below. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
15 "GNU Free Documentation License".
17 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have the freedom to copy
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19 it in developing GNU and promoting software freedom."
21 INFO-DIR-SECTION Archiving
23 * Tar: (tar). Making tape (or disk) archives.
26 INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
28 * tar: (tar)tar invocation. Invoking GNU `tar'.
39 Node: Introduction
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40 Node: Book Contents
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41 Node: Definitions
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42 Node: What tar Does
\7f15272
43 Node: Naming tar Archives
\7f18038
46 Node: Tutorial
\7f20931
47 Node: assumptions
\7f21744
48 Node: stylistic conventions
\7f24219
49 Node: basic tar options
\7f24662
50 Node: frequent operations
\7f28300
51 Node: Two Frequent Options
\7f28952
52 Node: file tutorial
\7f29583
53 Node: verbose tutorial
\7f30944
54 Ref: verbose member listing
\7f33158
55 Node: help tutorial
\7f35911
57 Node: prepare for examples
\7f37766
58 Node: Creating the archive
\7f39534
59 Node: create verbose
\7f42366
60 Node: short create
\7f43187
61 Node: create dir
\7f45940
63 Ref: listing member and file names
\7f49921
64 Node: list dir
\7f52202
66 Node: extracting archives
\7f54368
67 Node: extracting files
\7f54858
68 Ref: extracting files-Footnote-1
\7f57505
69 Node: extract dir
\7f57885
70 Node: extracting untrusted archives
\7f60268
71 Node: failing commands
\7f61147
72 Node: going further
\7f62247
73 Node: tar invocation
\7f62460
74 Node: Synopsis
\7f63972
75 Node: using tar options
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76 Ref: TAR_OPTIONS
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78 Node: Long Options
\7f73255
79 Node: Short Options
\7f75427
80 Ref: Short Options-Footnote-1
\7f77235
81 Node: Old Options
\7f77452
82 Ref: Old Options-Footnote-1
\7f80402
84 Ref: Mixing-Footnote-1
\7f82938
85 Node: All Options
\7f83058
86 Node: Operation Summary
\7f83663
88 Ref: --catenate
\7f83863
89 Ref: --compare
\7f83934
90 Ref: --concatenate
\7f84137
94 Ref: --extract
\7f84484
98 Node: Option Summary
\7f84922
99 Ref: --absolute-names
\7f85077
100 Ref: --after-date
\7f85255
101 Ref: --anchored
\7f85307
102 Ref: --atime-preserve
\7f85440
103 Ref: --auto-compress
\7f87955
104 Ref: --backup
\7f88182
105 Ref: --block-number
\7f88373
106 Ref: --blocking-factor
\7f88547
108 Ref: --check-device
\7f88806
109 Ref: --checkpoint
\7f89001
110 Ref: --checkpoint-action
\7f89442
111 Ref: --check-links
\7f90593
112 Ref: --compress
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113 Ref: --uncompress
\7f90870
114 Ref: --confirmation
\7f91074
115 Ref: --delay-directory-restore
\7f91142
116 Ref: --dereference
\7f91343
117 Ref: --directory
\7f91528
118 Ref: --exclude
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119 Ref: --exclude-from
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120 Ref: --exclude-caches
\7f92046
121 Ref: --exclude-caches-under
\7f92240
122 Ref: --exclude-caches-all
\7f92418
123 Ref: --exclude-tag
\7f92547
124 Ref: --exclude-tag-under
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125 Ref: --exclude-tag-all
\7f92870
126 Ref: --exclude-vcs
\7f92984
128 Ref: --files-from
\7f93339
129 Ref: --force-local
\7f93542
130 Ref: --format
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133 Ref: --gunzip
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134 Ref: --ungzip
\7f94751
135 Ref: --hard-dereference
\7f94974
137 Ref: --ignore-case
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138 Ref: --ignore-command-error
\7f95422
139 Ref: --ignore-failed-read
\7f95533
140 Ref: --ignore-zeros
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141 Ref: --incremental
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142 Ref: --index-file
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143 Ref: --info-script
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144 Ref: --new-volume-script
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145 Ref: --interactive
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146 Ref: --keep-newer-files
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147 Ref: --keep-old-files
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149 Ref: --listed-incremental
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153 Ref: --multi-volume
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155 Ref: --newer-mtime
\7f99032
156 Ref: --no-anchored
\7f99256
157 Ref: --no-auto-compress
\7f99393
158 Ref: --no-check-device
\7f99544
159 Ref: --no-delay-directory-restore
\7f99727
160 Ref: --no-ignore-case
\7f99980
161 Ref: --no-ignore-command-error
\7f100073
162 Ref: --no-null
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163 Ref: --no-overwrite-dir
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164 Ref: --no-quote-chars
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165 Ref: --no-recursion
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166 Ref: --no-same-owner
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167 Ref: --no-same-permissions
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168 Ref: --no-unquote
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169 Ref: --no-wildcards
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170 Ref: --no-wildcards-match-slash
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172 Ref: --numeric-owner
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173 Ref: --occurrence
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174 Ref: --old-archive
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175 Ref: --one-file-system
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176 Ref: --overwrite
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177 Ref: --overwrite-dir
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178 Ref: --owner
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179 Ref: --pax-option
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180 Ref: --portability
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181 Ref: --posix
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182 Ref: --preserve
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183 Ref: --preserve-order
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184 Ref: --preserve-permissions
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185 Ref: --same-permissions
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186 Ref: --quote-chars
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187 Ref: --quoting-style
\7f105085
188 Ref: --read-full-records
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189 Ref: --record-size
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190 Ref: --recursion
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191 Ref: --recursive-unlink
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192 Ref: --remove-files
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193 Ref: --restrict
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194 Ref: --rmt-command
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195 Ref: --rsh-command
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196 Ref: --same-order
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197 Ref: --same-owner
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199 Ref: --show-defaults
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200 Ref: --show-omitted-dirs
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201 Ref: --show-transformed-names
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202 Ref: --show-stored-names
\7f108017
203 Ref: --sparse
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204 Ref: --sparse-version
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205 Ref: --starting-file
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206 Ref: --strip-components
\7f108958
207 Ref: --suffix
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208 Ref: --tape-length
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209 Ref: --test-label
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210 Ref: --to-command
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211 Ref: --to-stdout
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212 Ref: --totals
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213 Ref: --touch
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214 Ref: --transform
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215 Ref: --xform
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216 Ref: --unlink-first
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217 Ref: --unquote
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218 Ref: --use-compress-program
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220 Ref: --verbose
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221 Ref: --verify
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222 Ref: --version
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223 Ref: --volno-file
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224 Ref: --wildcards
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225 Ref: --wildcards-match-slash
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226 Ref: Option Summary-Footnote-1
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227 Node: Short Option Summary
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229 Ref: help-Footnote-1
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230 Node: defaults
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231 Node: verbose
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233 Ref: Progress information
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234 Ref: show-omitted-dirs
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235 Ref: block-number
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236 Ref: verbose-Footnote-1
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237 Node: checkpoints
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238 Node: interactive
\7f131879
239 Node: operations
\7f133962
240 Node: Basic tar
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241 Ref: Basic tar-Footnote-1
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242 Node: Advanced tar
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243 Node: Operations
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244 Node: append
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245 Ref: append-Footnote-1
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246 Node: appending files
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247 Node: multiple
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248 Node: update
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249 Node: how to update
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250 Node: concatenate
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251 Ref: concatenate-Footnote-1
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252 Node: delete
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253 Node: compare
\7f156138
254 Node: create options
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255 Node: override
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256 Node: Ignore Failed Read
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257 Node: extract options
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258 Node: Reading
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259 Node: read full records
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260 Node: Ignore Zeros
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261 Node: Writing
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262 Node: Dealing with Old Files
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263 Node: Overwrite Old Files
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264 Node: Keep Old Files
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265 Node: Keep Newer Files
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266 Node: Unlink First
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267 Node: Recursive Unlink
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268 Node: Data Modification Times
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269 Node: Setting Access Permissions
\7f172538
270 Node: Directory Modification Times and Permissions
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271 Node: Writing to Standard Output
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272 Node: Writing to an External Program
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273 Node: remove files
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274 Node: Scarce
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275 Node: Starting File
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276 Node: Same Order
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277 Node: backup
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278 Node: Applications
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279 Node: looking ahead
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280 Node: Backups
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281 Node: Full Dumps
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282 Node: Incremental Dumps
\7f192346
283 Ref: device numbers
\7f195482
284 Ref: incremental-op
\7f199464
285 Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-1
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286 Ref: Incremental Dumps-Footnote-2
\7f199988
287 Node: Backup Levels
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288 Node: Backup Parameters
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289 Node: General-Purpose Variables
\7f204043
291 Node: Magnetic Tape Control
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292 Node: User Hooks
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293 Node: backup-specs example
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294 Node: Scripted Backups
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295 Ref: Scripted Backups-Footnote-1
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296 Node: Scripted Restoration
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297 Node: Choosing
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299 Ref: remote-dev
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300 Ref: local and remote archives
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301 Node: Selecting Archive Members
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302 Ref: input name quoting
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304 Ref: files-Footnote-1
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306 Node: exclude
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307 Node: problems with exclude
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308 Node: wildcards
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309 Node: controlling pattern-matching
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310 Ref: controlling pattern-matching-Footnote-1
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311 Node: quoting styles
\7f246342
312 Ref: escape sequences
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313 Node: transform
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314 Ref: show-transformed-names
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316 Node: recurse
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318 Node: directory
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319 Node: absolute
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320 Ref: absolute-Footnote-1
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321 Node: Date input formats
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322 Node: General date syntax
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323 Node: Calendar date items
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324 Node: Time of day items
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325 Node: Time zone items
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326 Node: Day of week items
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327 Node: Relative items in date strings
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328 Node: Pure numbers in date strings
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329 Node: Seconds since the Epoch
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330 Node: Specifying time zone rules
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331 Node: Authors of get_date
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332 Node: Formats
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333 Node: Compression
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335 Ref: auto-compress
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336 Ref: gzip-Footnote-1
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337 Node: sparse
\7f307802
338 Node: Attributes
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339 Node: Portability
\7f316827
340 Node: Portable Names
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341 Node: dereference
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342 Node: hard links
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343 Ref: hard links-Footnote-1
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348 Node: PAX keywords
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349 Node: Checksumming
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350 Node: Large or Negative Values
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351 Node: Other Tars
\7f334418
352 Node: Split Recovery
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353 Node: Sparse Recovery
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354 Ref: extracting sparse v.0.x
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355 Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-1
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356 Ref: Sparse Recovery-Footnote-2
\7f346231
359 Node: Device
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360 Node: Remote Tape Server
\7f358106
361 Node: Common Problems and Solutions
\7f361836
362 Node: Blocking
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363 Node: Format Variations
\7f368735
364 Node: Blocking Factor
\7f369647
366 Node: Tape Positioning
\7f385095
368 Node: Using Multiple Tapes
\7f388523
369 Node: Multi-Volume Archives
\7f390589
370 Ref: tape-length
\7f392074
371 Ref: change volume prompt
\7f392378
372 Ref: volno-file
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373 Ref: info-script
\7f393800
374 Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-1
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375 Ref: Multi-Volume Archives-Footnote-2
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376 Node: Tape Files
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377 Node: Tarcat
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379 Ref: --test-label option
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380 Ref: label-Footnote-1
\7f406363
381 Node: verify
\7f406598
382 Node: Write Protection
\7f409898
383 Node: Changes
\7f410728
384 Node: Configuring Help Summary
\7f414313
385 Node: Fixing Snapshot Files
\7f420814
386 Node: Tar Internals
\7f422999
387 Node: Standard
\7f423331
388 Node: Extensions
\7f445532
389 Node: Sparse Formats
\7f448092
390 Node: Old GNU Format
\7f449382
393 Node: Snapshot Files
\7f456654
394 Node: Dumpdir
\7f461107
395 Node: Genfile
\7f464353
396 Node: Generate Mode
\7f465446
397 Node: Status Mode
\7f469743
398 Node: Exec Mode
\7f471542
399 Node: Free Software Needs Free Documentation
\7f473778
400 Node: Copying This Manual
\7f478749
401 Node: GNU Free Documentation License
\7f479031
402 Node: Index of Command Line Options
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