1 This is tar.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.13 from tar.texi.
3 This manual is for GNU `tar' (version 1.27.1, 24 September 2013), which
4 creates and extracts files from archives.
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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'.
32 File: tar.info, Node: Index, Prev: Index of Command Line Options, Up: Top
40 * %s: Directory has been renamed from %s, warning message: warnings.
42 * %s: Directory has been renamed, warning message: warnings. (line 111)
43 * %s: Directory is new, warning message: warnings. (line 113)
44 * %s: directory is on a different device: not purging, warning message: warnings.
46 * -after-date and -update compared: after. (line 19)
47 * -newer-mtime and -update compared: after. (line 19)
48 * A lone zero block at, warning message: warnings. (line 35)
49 * abbreviations for months: Calendar date items. (line 38)
50 * absolute file names <1>: Remote Tape Server. (line 17)
51 * absolute file names: absolute. (line 6)
52 * Adding archives to an archive: concatenate. (line 6)
53 * Adding files to an Archive: appending files. (line 6)
54 * ADMINISTRATOR: General-Purpose Variables.
56 * Age, excluding files by: after. (line 6)
57 * ago in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
59 * all: warnings. (line 28)
60 * alone-zero-block: warnings. (line 35)
61 * alternative decompression programs: gzip. (line 54)
62 * am in date strings: Time of day items. (line 22)
63 * Appending files to an Archive: appending files. (line 6)
64 * appending files to existing archive: append. (line 6)
65 * Arch, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
66 * archive: Definitions. (line 6)
67 * Archive creation: file. (line 34)
68 * archive member: Definitions. (line 15)
69 * Archive Name: file. (line 6)
70 * Archive, creation of: create. (line 8)
71 * Archives, Appending files to: appending files. (line 6)
72 * archives, binary equivalent: PAX keywords. (line 132)
73 * Archiving Directories: create dir. (line 6)
74 * archiving files: Top. (line 24)
75 * ARGP_HELP_FMT, environment variable: Configuring Help Summary.
77 * arguments to long options: Long Options. (line 31)
78 * arguments to old options: Old Options. (line 25)
79 * arguments to short options: Short Options. (line 13)
80 * atrributes, files: Attributes. (line 6)
81 * Attempting extraction of symbolic links as hard links, warning message: warnings.
83 * authors of parse_datetime: Authors of parse_datetime.
85 * Avoiding recursion in directories: recurse. (line 6)
86 * backup options: backup. (line 6)
87 * backup suffix: backup. (line 68)
88 * BACKUP_DIRS: General-Purpose Variables.
90 * BACKUP_FILES: General-Purpose Variables.
92 * BACKUP_HOUR: General-Purpose Variables.
94 * backups <1>: Backups. (line 6)
95 * backups: backup. (line 41)
96 * bad-dumpdir: warnings. (line 119)
97 * basic operations: Operations. (line 6)
98 * Bazaar, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
99 * beginning of time, for POSIX: Seconds since the Epoch.
101 * bell, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 65)
102 * Bellovin, Steven M.: Authors of parse_datetime.
104 * Berets, Jim: Authors of parse_datetime.
106 * Berry, K.: Authors of parse_datetime.
108 * binary equivalent archives, creating: PAX keywords. (line 132)
109 * block: Blocking. (line 6)
110 * Block number where error occurred: verbose. (line 115)
111 * BLOCKING: General-Purpose Variables.
113 * blocking factor: Blocking Factor. (line 194)
114 * Blocking Factor: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
115 * Blocks per record: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
116 * bug reports: Reports. (line 6)
117 * Bytes per record: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
118 * bzip2: gzip. (line 6)
119 * cachedir: warnings. (line 43)
120 * calendar date item: Calendar date items. (line 6)
121 * case, ignored in dates: General date syntax. (line 66)
122 * cat vs concatenate: concatenate. (line 63)
123 * Changing directory mid-stream: directory. (line 6)
124 * Character class, excluding characters from: wildcards. (line 34)
125 * checkpoints, defined: checkpoints. (line 6)
126 * Choosing an archive file: file. (line 6)
127 * combined date and time of day item: Combined date and time of day items.
129 * comments, in dates: General date syntax. (line 66)
130 * compress: gzip. (line 6)
131 * Compressed archives: gzip. (line 6)
132 * concatenate vs cat: concatenate. (line 63)
133 * Concatenating Archives: concatenate. (line 6)
134 * contains a cache directory tag, warning message: warnings. (line 43)
135 * contiguous-cast: warnings. (line 74)
136 * corrupted archives <1>: gzip. (line 145)
137 * corrupted archives: Full Dumps. (line 8)
138 * Creation of the archive: create. (line 8)
139 * Current %s is newer or same age, warning message: warnings. (line 83)
140 * CVS, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
141 * Darcs, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
142 * DAT blocking: Blocking Factor. (line 204)
143 * Data Modification time, excluding files by: after. (line 6)
144 * Data modification times of extracted files: Data Modification Times.
146 * date and time of day format, ISO 8601: Combined date and time of day items.
148 * date format, ISO 8601: Calendar date items. (line 30)
149 * date input formats: Date input formats. (line 6)
150 * day in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
152 * day of week item: Day of week items. (line 6)
153 * decompress-program: warnings. (line 89)
154 * Deleting files from an archive: delete. (line 6)
155 * Deleting from tape archives: delete. (line 17)
156 * dereferencing hard links: hard links. (line 6)
157 * Descending directories, avoiding: recurse. (line 6)
158 * Device numbers, changing: Fixing Snapshot Files.
160 * Device numbers, using in incremental backups: Incremental Dumps.
162 * Directories, Archiving: create dir. (line 6)
163 * Directories, avoiding recursion: recurse. (line 6)
164 * Directory, changing mid-stream: directory. (line 6)
165 * DIRLIST: General-Purpose Variables.
167 * displacement of dates: Relative items in date strings.
169 * doc-opt-col: Configuring Help Summary.
171 * door ignored, warning message: warnings. (line 50)
172 * dot, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 80)
173 * Double-checking a write operation: verify. (line 6)
174 * DUMP_BEGIN: User Hooks. (line 32)
175 * DUMP_END: User Hooks. (line 36)
176 * DUMP_REMIND_SCRIPT: General-Purpose Variables.
178 * dumps, full: Full Dumps. (line 8)
179 * dup-args: Configuring Help Summary.
181 * dup-args-note: Configuring Help Summary.
183 * echo, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 25)
184 * Eggert, Paul: Authors of parse_datetime.
186 * End-of-archive blocks, ignoring: Ignore Zeros. (line 6)
187 * End-of-archive info script: Multi-Volume Archives.
189 * entry: Naming tar Archives. (line 11)
190 * epoch, for POSIX: Seconds since the Epoch.
192 * Error message, block number of: verbose. (line 125)
193 * Exabyte blocking: Blocking Factor. (line 204)
194 * exclude: exclude. (line 12)
195 * exclude-caches: exclude. (line 93)
196 * exclude-from: exclude. (line 25)
197 * exclude-tag: exclude. (line 116)
198 * Excluding characters from a character class: wildcards. (line 34)
199 * Excluding file by age: after. (line 6)
200 * Excluding files by file system: exclude. (line 6)
201 * Excluding files by name and pattern: exclude. (line 6)
202 * Exec Mode, genfile: Exec Mode. (line 6)
203 * exec, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 96)
204 * existing backup method: backup. (line 59)
205 * exit status: Synopsis. (line 67)
206 * Extracting contiguous files as regular files, warning message: warnings.
208 * extracting Nth copy of the file: append. (line 34)
209 * Extraction: extract. (line 6)
210 * extraction: Definitions. (line 22)
211 * file archival: Top. (line 24)
212 * file attributes: Attributes. (line 6)
213 * file changed as we read it, warning message: warnings. (line 64)
214 * file is on a different filesystem, warning message: warnings.
216 * file is the archive; not dumped, warning message: warnings. (line 58)
217 * file is unchanged; not dumped, warning message: warnings. (line 55)
218 * File lists separated by NUL characters: Generate Mode. (line 33)
219 * file name: Definitions. (line 15)
220 * File Name arguments, alternatives: files. (line 6)
221 * File name arguments, using --list with: list. (line 68)
222 * file name read contains nul character, warning message: warnings.
224 * file names, absolute: absolute. (line 6)
225 * File names, excluding files by: exclude. (line 6)
226 * File names, terminated by NUL: nul. (line 6)
227 * File names, using hard links: hard links. (line 6)
228 * File names, using symbolic links: dereference. (line 6)
229 * File removed before we read it, warning message: warnings. (line 61)
230 * File shrank by %s bytes, warning message: warnings. (line 44)
231 * File system boundaries, not crossing: one. (line 6)
232 * file-changed: warnings. (line 64)
233 * file-ignored: warnings. (line 50)
234 * file-removed: warnings. (line 61)
235 * file-shrank: warnings. (line 44)
236 * file-unchanged: warnings. (line 55)
237 * FILELIST: General-Purpose Variables.
239 * filename-with-nuls: warnings. (line 32)
240 * find, using with tar <1>: recurse. (line 11)
241 * find, using with tar: files. (line 6)
242 * first in date strings: General date syntax. (line 28)
243 * format 0, snapshot file: Snapshot Files. (line 24)
244 * format 1, snapshot file: Snapshot Files. (line 51)
245 * format 2, snapshot file: Snapshot Files. (line 73)
246 * Format Options: Format Variations. (line 6)
247 * Format Parameters: Format Variations. (line 6)
248 * Format, old style: old. (line 6)
249 * fortnight in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
251 * free documentation: Free Software Needs Free Documentation.
253 * full dumps: Full Dumps. (line 8)
254 * future time stamps: Large or Negative Values.
256 * general date syntax: General date syntax. (line 6)
257 * Generate Mode, genfile: Generate Mode. (line 6)
258 * genfile: Genfile. (line 6)
259 * genfile, create file: Generate Mode. (line 6)
260 * genfile, creating sparse files: Generate Mode. (line 55)
261 * genfile, generate mode: Generate Mode. (line 6)
262 * genfile, reading a list of file names: Generate Mode. (line 22)
263 * genfile, seeking to a given offset: Generate Mode. (line 18)
264 * Getting program version number: help. (line 6)
265 * git, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
266 * GNU archive format: gnu. (line 6)
267 * GNU.sparse.major, extended header variable: PAX 1. (line 14)
268 * GNU.sparse.map, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 60)
269 * GNU.sparse.minor, extended header variable: PAX 1. (line 17)
270 * GNU.sparse.name, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 68)
271 * GNU.sparse.name, extended header variable, in v.1.0: PAX 1. (line 24)
272 * GNU.sparse.numblocks, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 15)
273 * GNU.sparse.numbytes, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 21)
274 * GNU.sparse.offset, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 18)
275 * GNU.sparse.realsize, extended header variable: PAX 1. (line 24)
276 * GNU.sparse.size, extended header variable: PAX 0. (line 11)
277 * gnupg, using with tar: gzip. (line 201)
278 * gpg, using with tar: gzip. (line 201)
279 * gzip: gzip. (line 6)
280 * hard links, dereferencing: hard links. (line 6)
281 * header-col: Configuring Help Summary.
283 * hook: User Hooks. (line 13)
284 * hour in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
286 * ignore-archive: warnings. (line 58)
287 * ignore-newer: warnings. (line 83)
288 * Ignoring end-of-archive blocks: Ignore Zeros. (line 6)
289 * Ignoring unknown extended header keyword '%s', warning message: warnings.
291 * implausibly old time stamp %s, warning message: warnings. (line 72)
292 * Info script: Multi-Volume Archives.
294 * Interactive operation: interactive. (line 6)
295 * ISO 8601 date and time of day format: Combined date and time of day items.
297 * ISO 8601 date format: Calendar date items. (line 30)
298 * items in date strings: General date syntax. (line 6)
299 * Labeling an archive: label. (line 6)
300 * labeling archives: Tape Files. (line 6)
301 * Labeling multi-volume archives: label. (line 6)
302 * Labels on the archive media: label. (line 6)
303 * language, in dates: General date syntax. (line 42)
304 * Large lists of file names on small machines: Same Order. (line 6)
305 * large values: Large or Negative Values.
307 * last DAY: Day of week items. (line 15)
308 * last in date strings: General date syntax. (line 28)
309 * Laszlo Ersek: lbzip2. (line 6)
310 * lbzip2: lbzip2. (line 6)
311 * leap seconds <1>: Seconds since the Epoch.
313 * leap seconds <2>: Time of day items. (line 14)
314 * leap seconds: General date syntax. (line 71)
315 * Listing all tar options: help. (line 26)
316 * listing member and file names: list. (line 41)
317 * Listing volume label: label. (line 27)
318 * Lists of file names: files. (line 6)
319 * Local and remote archives: file. (line 71)
320 * long options: Long Options. (line 6)
321 * long options with mandatory arguments: Long Options. (line 31)
322 * long options with optional arguments: Long Options. (line 40)
323 * long-opt-col: Configuring Help Summary.
325 * lzip: gzip. (line 6)
326 * lzma: gzip. (line 6)
327 * lzop: gzip. (line 6)
328 * MacKenzie, David: Authors of parse_datetime.
330 * Malformed dumpdir: 'X' never used, warning message: warnings.
332 * member: Definitions. (line 15)
333 * member name: Definitions. (line 15)
334 * members, multiple: multiple. (line 6)
335 * Members, replacing with other members: append. (line 47)
336 * Mercurial, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
337 * Meyering, Jim: Authors of parse_datetime.
339 * Middle of the archive, starting in the: Starting File. (line 11)
340 * midnight in date strings: Time of day items. (line 22)
341 * minute in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
343 * minutes, time zone correction by: Time of day items. (line 30)
344 * Modes of extracted files: Setting Access Permissions.
346 * Modification time, excluding files by: after. (line 6)
347 * Modification times of extracted files: Data Modification Times.
349 * month in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
351 * month names in date strings: Calendar date items. (line 38)
352 * months, written-out: General date syntax. (line 38)
353 * MT: General-Purpose Variables.
355 * MT_BEGIN: Magnetic Tape Control.
357 * MT_OFFLINE: Magnetic Tape Control.
359 * MT_REWIND: Magnetic Tape Control.
361 * MT_STATUS: Magnetic Tape Control.
363 * Multi-volume archives: Multi-Volume Archives.
365 * multiple members: multiple. (line 6)
366 * Mutli-volume archives in PAX format, extracting using non-GNU tars: Split Recovery.
368 * Mutli-volume archives, extracting using non-GNU tars: Split Recovery.
370 * Naming an archive: file. (line 6)
371 * negative time stamps: Large or Negative Values.
373 * new-directory: warnings. (line 113)
374 * next DAY: Day of week items. (line 15)
375 * next in date strings: General date syntax. (line 28)
376 * none: warnings. (line 29)
377 * noon in date strings: Time of day items. (line 22)
378 * now in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
380 * ntape device: Many. (line 6)
381 * NUL-terminated file names: nul. (line 6)
382 * Number of blocks per record: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
383 * Number of bytes per record: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
384 * numbered backup method: backup. (line 55)
385 * numbers, written-out: General date syntax. (line 28)
386 * Obtaining help: help. (line 26)
387 * Obtaining total status information: verbose. (line 46)
388 * Old GNU archive format: gnu. (line 6)
389 * Old GNU sparse format: Old GNU Format. (line 6)
390 * old option style: Old Options. (line 6)
391 * old options with mandatory arguments: Old Options. (line 25)
392 * Old style archives: old. (line 6)
393 * Old style format: old. (line 6)
394 * opt-doc-col: Configuring Help Summary.
396 * option syntax, traditional: Old Options. (line 6)
397 * optional arguments to long options: Long Options. (line 40)
398 * optional arguments to short options: Short Options. (line 22)
399 * options for use with --extract: extract options. (line 6)
400 * Options when reading archives: Reading. (line 6)
401 * Options, archive format specifying: Format Variations. (line 6)
402 * Options, format specifying: Format Variations. (line 6)
403 * options, GNU style: Long Options. (line 6)
404 * options, long style: Long Options. (line 6)
405 * options, mixing different styles: Mixing. (line 6)
406 * options, mnemonic names: Long Options. (line 6)
407 * options, old style: Old Options. (line 6)
408 * options, short style: Short Options. (line 6)
409 * options, traditional: Short Options. (line 6)
410 * ordinal numbers: General date syntax. (line 28)
411 * Overwriting old files, prevention: Dealing with Old Files.
413 * parse_datetime: Date input formats. (line 6)
414 * pattern, genfile: Generate Mode. (line 39)
415 * PAX archive format: posix. (line 6)
416 * Permissions of extracted files: Setting Access Permissions.
418 * Pinard, F.: Authors of parse_datetime.
420 * pm in date strings: Time of day items. (line 22)
421 * POSIX archive format: posix. (line 6)
422 * Progress information: verbose. (line 83)
423 * Protecting old files: Dealing with Old Files.
425 * pure numbers in date strings: Pure numbers in date strings.
427 * RCS, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
428 * Reading file names from a file: files. (line 6)
429 * Reading incomplete records: Reading. (line 6)
430 * record: Blocking. (line 6)
431 * Record Size: Blocking Factor. (line 6)
432 * Record size = %lu blocks, warning message: warnings. (line 103)
433 * record-size: warnings. (line 103)
434 * Records, incomplete: Reading. (line 6)
435 * Recursion in directories, avoiding: recurse. (line 6)
436 * relative items in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
438 * Remote devices: file. (line 60)
439 * remote tape drive: Remote Tape Server. (line 6)
440 * Removing files from an archive: delete. (line 6)
441 * rename-directory: warnings. (line 111)
442 * Replacing members with other members: append. (line 47)
443 * reporting bugs: Reports. (line 6)
444 * RESTORE_BEGIN: User Hooks. (line 39)
445 * RESTORE_END: User Hooks. (line 42)
446 * Resurrecting files from an archive: extract. (line 6)
447 * Retrieving files from an archive: extract. (line 6)
448 * return status: Synopsis. (line 67)
449 * rmargin: Configuring Help Summary.
451 * rmt: Remote Tape Server. (line 6)
452 * RSH: General-Purpose Variables.
454 * RSH_COMMAND: General-Purpose Variables.
456 * Running out of space: Scarce. (line 8)
457 * Salz, Rich: Authors of parse_datetime.
459 * SCCS, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
460 * short options: Short Options. (line 6)
461 * short options with mandatory arguments: Short Options. (line 13)
462 * short options with optional arguments: Short Options. (line 22)
463 * short-opt-col: Configuring Help Summary.
465 * simple backup method: backup. (line 64)
466 * SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX: backup. (line 68)
467 * sleep, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 90)
468 * SLEEP_MESSAGE: General-Purpose Variables.
470 * SLEEP_TIME: General-Purpose Variables.
472 * Small memory: Scarce. (line 8)
473 * snapshot file field ranges: Snapshot Files. (line 113)
474 * snapshot file, format 0: Snapshot Files. (line 24)
475 * snapshot file, format 1: Snapshot Files. (line 51)
476 * snapshot file, format 2: Snapshot Files. (line 73)
477 * snapshot files, editing: Fixing Snapshot Files.
479 * snapshot files, fixing device numbers: Fixing Snapshot Files.
481 * socket ignored, warning message: warnings. (line 50)
482 * Sparse Files: sparse. (line 6)
483 * sparse files v.0.0, extracting with non-GNU tars: Sparse Recovery.
485 * sparse files v.0.1, extracting with non-GNU tars: Sparse Recovery.
487 * sparse files v.1.0, extracting with non-GNU tars: Sparse Recovery.
489 * Sparse files, creating using genfile: Generate Mode. (line 55)
490 * sparse files, extracting with non-GNU tars: Sparse Recovery.
492 * sparse formats: Sparse Formats. (line 6)
493 * sparse formats, defined: sparse. (line 50)
494 * sparse formats, Old GNU: Old GNU Format. (line 6)
495 * sparse formats, v.0.0: PAX 0. (line 6)
496 * sparse formats, v.0.1: PAX 0. (line 52)
497 * sparse formats, v.1.0: PAX 1. (line 6)
498 * sparse versions: Sparse Formats. (line 6)
499 * Specifying archive members: Selecting Archive Members.
501 * Specifying files to act on: Selecting Archive Members.
503 * Standard input and output: file. (line 39)
504 * Standard output, writing extracted files to: Writing to Standard Output.
506 * Storing archives in compressed format: gzip. (line 6)
507 * SVN, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
508 * Symbolic link as file name: dereference. (line 6)
509 * symlink-cast: warnings. (line 77)
510 * TAPE: file tutorial. (line 14)
511 * tape blocking: Blocking Factor. (line 194)
512 * tape marks: Many. (line 44)
513 * tape positioning: Many. (line 26)
514 * TAPE_FILE: General-Purpose Variables.
516 * Tapes, using --delete and: delete. (line 17)
517 * TAR: General-Purpose Variables.
519 * tar: What tar Does. (line 6)
520 * tar archive: Definitions. (line 6)
521 * Tar archive formats: Formats. (line 6)
522 * tar entry: Naming tar Archives. (line 11)
523 * tar file: Naming tar Archives. (line 11)
524 * tar to a remote device: file. (line 60)
525 * tar to standard input and output: file. (line 39)
526 * tar-snapshot-edit: Fixing Snapshot Files.
528 * TAR_ARCHIVE, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints. (line 112)
529 * TAR_ARCHIVE, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
531 * TAR_ARCHIVE, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
533 * TAR_ATIME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
535 * TAR_BLOCKING_FACTOR, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints.
537 * TAR_BLOCKING_FACTOR, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
539 * TAR_BLOCKING_FACTOR, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
541 * TAR_CHECKPOINT, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints. (line 118)
542 * TAR_CTIME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
544 * TAR_FD, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
546 * TAR_FILENAME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
548 * TAR_FILETYPE, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
550 * TAR_FORMAT, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints. (line 125)
551 * TAR_FORMAT, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
553 * TAR_FORMAT, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
555 * TAR_GID, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
557 * TAR_GNAME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
559 * TAR_MODE, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
561 * TAR_MTIME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
563 * TAR_OPTIONS, environment variable: using tar options. (line 30)
564 * TAR_REALNAME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
566 * TAR_SIZE, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
568 * TAR_SUBCOMMAND, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints. (line 121)
569 * TAR_SUBCOMMAND, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
571 * TAR_UID, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
573 * TAR_UNAME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
575 * TAR_VERSION, checkpoint script environment: checkpoints. (line 109)
576 * TAR_VERSION, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
578 * TAR_VERSION, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
580 * TAR_VOLUME, info script environment variable: Multi-Volume Archives.
582 * TAR_VOLUME, to-command environment: Writing to an External Program.
584 * tarcat: Tarcat. (line 6)
585 * this in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
587 * time of day item: Time of day items. (line 6)
588 * time stamp %s is %s s in the future, warning message: warnings.
590 * time zone correction: Time of day items. (line 30)
591 * time zone item <1>: Time zone items. (line 6)
592 * time zone item: General date syntax. (line 46)
593 * timestamp: warnings. (line 72)
594 * today in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
596 * tomorrow in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
598 * ttyout, checkpoint action: checkpoints. (line 70)
599 * TZ: Specifying time zone rules.
601 * Ultrix 3.1 and write failure: Remote Tape Server. (line 40)
602 * Unknown file type '%c', extracted as normal file, warning message: warnings.
604 * Unknown file type; file ignored, warning message: warnings. (line 50)
605 * unknown-cast: warnings. (line 80)
606 * unknown-keyword: warnings. (line 86)
607 * unpacking: Definitions. (line 22)
608 * Updating an archive: update. (line 6)
609 * usage-indent: Configuring Help Summary.
611 * Using encrypted archives: gzip. (line 201)
612 * ustar archive format: ustar. (line 6)
613 * uuencode: Applications. (line 8)
614 * v7 archive format: old. (line 6)
615 * VCS, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
616 * Verbose operation: verbose. (line 18)
617 * Verifying a write operation: verify. (line 6)
618 * Verifying the currency of an archive: compare. (line 6)
619 * version control system, excluding files: exclude. (line 37)
620 * Version of the tar program: help. (line 6)
621 * version-control Emacs variable: backup. (line 49)
622 * VERSION_CONTROL: backup. (line 41)
623 * volno file: Multi-Volume Archives.
625 * VOLNO_FILE: General-Purpose Variables.
627 * Volume label, listing: label. (line 27)
628 * Volume number file: Multi-Volume Archives.
630 * week in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
632 * Where is the archive?: file. (line 6)
633 * Working directory, specifying: directory. (line 6)
634 * Writing extracted files to standard output: Writing to Standard Output.
636 * Writing new archives: file. (line 34)
637 * xdev: warnings. (line 47)
638 * XLIST: General-Purpose Variables.
640 * xsparse: Sparse Recovery. (line 13)
641 * year in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
643 * yesterday in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
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