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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
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   This file documents GNU `tar', which is a utility used to store,
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Index
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* Menu:

* --list with file name arguments:       list.
* -backup:                               backup.
* -suffix:                               backup.
* -version-control:                      backup.
* abbreviations for months:              Calendar date item.
* absolute file names:                   Remote Tape Server.
* Adding archives to an archive:         concatenate.
* Adding files to an Archive:            appending files.
* Age, excluding files by:               after.
* ago in date strings:                   Relative item in date strings.
* Alaska-Hawaii Time:                    Timezone item.
* am in date strings:                    Time of day item.
* Appending files to an Archive:         appending files.
* archive:                               Definitions.
* Archive creation:                      file.
* archive member:                        Definitions.
* Archive Name:                          file.
* Archives, Appending files to:          appending files.
* Archives, on remote machines:          file.
* Archiving Directories:                 create dir.
* Atlantic Standard Time:                Timezone item.
* authors of getdate:                    Authors of getdate.
* Avoiding recursion in directories:     recurse.
* Azores Time:                           Timezone item.
* backup files, type made:               backup.
* backup options:                        backup.
* backup suffix:                         backup.
* backups, making:                       backup.
* Baghdad Time:                          Timezone item.
* beginning of time, for Unix:           Date input formats.
* Bellovin, Steven M.:                   Authors of getdate.
* Berets, Jim:                           Authors of getdate.
* Berry, K.:                             Authors of getdate.
* Block number where error occured:      verbose.
* Blocking Factor:                       Blocking Factor.
* blocking factor:                       Blocking Factor.
* Blocks per record:                     Blocking Factor.
* bug reports:                           Reports.
* Bytes per record:                      Blocking Factor.
* calendar date item:                    Calendar date item.
* case, ignored in dates:                General date syntax.
* cat vs concatenate:                    concatenate.
* Central Alaska Time:                   Timezone item.
* Central European Time:                 Timezone item.
* Central Standard Time:                 Timezone item.
* Changing directory mid-stream:         directory.
* Character class, excluding characters from: Wildcards.
* China Coast Time:                      Timezone item.
* Choosing an archive file:              file.
* comments, in dates:                    General date syntax.
* Compressed archives:                   gzip.
* concatenate vs cat:                    concatenate.
* Concatenating Archives:                concatenate.
* corrupted archives <1>:                Full Dumps.
* corrupted archives:                    gzip.
* DAT blocking:                          Blocking Factor.
* date format, ISO 8601:                 Calendar date item.
* date input formats:                    Date input formats.
* day in date strings:                   Relative item in date strings.
* day of week item:                      Day of week item.
* daylight savings time:                 Timezone item.
* Deleting files from an archive:        delete.
* Deleting from tape archives:           delete.
* Descending directories, avoiding:      recurse.
* Directing output:                      file.
* Directories, Archiving:                create dir.
* Directories, avoiding recursion:       recurse.
* Directory, changing mid-stream:        directory.
* Disk space, running out of:            Scarce.
* displacement of dates:                 Relative item in date strings.
* Double-checking a write operation:     verify.
* dumps, full:                           Full Dumps.
* dumps, incremental:                    Inc Dumps.
* East Australian Standard Time:         Timezone item.
* Eastern European Time:                 Timezone item.
* Eastern Standard Time:                 Timezone item.
* End-of-archive entries, ignoring:      Reading.
* entry:                                 Naming tar Archives.
* epoch, for Unix:                       Date input formats.
* Error message, block number of:        verbose.
* Exabyte blocking:                      Blocking Factor.
* exclude:                               exclude.
* exclude-from:                          exclude.
* Excluding characters from a character class: Wildcards.
* Excluding file by age:                 after.
* Excluding files by file system:        exclude.
* Excluding files by name and pattern:   exclude.
* existing backup method:                backup.
* exit status:                           Synopsis.
* Extracting files on MS-DOS, illegal characters: Basic tar.
* Extraction:                            extract.
* extraction:                            Definitions.
* Feedback from tar:                     verbose.
* file name:                             Definitions.
* File Name arguments, alternatives:     files.
* File name arguments, using --list with: list.
* File names, excluding files by:        exclude.
* File names, terminated by NUL:         nul.
* File names, using symbolic links:      dereference.
* File system boundaries, not crossing:  one.
* File time stamp on MS-DOS/MS-Windows:  after.
* Filenames, illegal characters on MS-DOS: Basic tar.
* first in date strings:                 General date syntax.
* Format Options:                        Format Variations.
* Format Parameters:                     Format Variations.
* Format, old style:                     old.
* fortnight in date strings:             Relative item in date strings.
* French Winter Time:                    Timezone item.
* full dumps:                            Full Dumps.
* general date syntax:                   General date syntax.
* getdate:                               Date input formats.
* Getting more information during the operation: verbose.
* Greenwich Mean Time:                   Timezone item.
* Guam Standard Time:                    Timezone item.
* Hawaii Standard Time:                  Timezone item.
* hour in date strings:                  Relative item in date strings.
* Ignoring end-of-archive entries:       Reading.
* incremental dumps:                     Inc Dumps.
* Information during operation:          verbose.
* Information on progress and status of operations: verbose.
* Interactive operation:                 interactive.
* International Date Line East:          Timezone item.
* International Date Line West:          Timezone item.
* ISO 8601 date format:                  Calendar date item.
* items in date strings:                 General date syntax.
* Japan Standard Time:                   Timezone item.
* Labeling an archive:                   label.
* Labelling multi-volume archives:       Multi-Volume Archives.
* Labels on the archive media:           label.
* Large lists of file names on small machines: Reading.
* last DAY:                              Day of week item.
* last in date strings:                  General date syntax.
* Lists of file names:                   files.
* MacKenzie, David:                      Authors of getdate.
* member:                                Definitions.
* member name:                           Definitions.
* Members, replacing with other members: append.
* Meyering, Jim:                         Authors of getdate.
* Middle European Time:                  Timezone item.
* Middle European Winter Time:           Timezone item.
* Middle of the archive, starting in the: Scarce.
* midnight in date strings:              Time of day item.
* minute in date strings:                Relative item in date strings.
* minutes, timezone correction by:       Time of day item.
* Mod time differs message on MS-DOS disks: compare.
* Modes of extracted files:              Writing.
* Modification time, excluding files by: after.
* Modification time, on MS-DOS:          after.
* Modification times of extracted files: Writing.
* month in date strings:                 Relative item in date strings.
* month names in date strings:           Calendar date item.
* months, written-out:                   General date syntax.
* Mountain Standard Time:                Timezone item.
* Multi-volume archives:                 Multi-Volume Archives.
* Naming an archive:                     file.
* New Zealand Standard Time:             Timezone item.
* next DAY:                              Day of week item.
* next in date strings:                  General date syntax.
* Nome Standard Time:                    Timezone item.
* noon in date strings:                  Time of day item.
* now in date strings:                   Relative item in date strings.
* ntape device:                          Many.
* NUL terminated file names:             nul.
* Number of blocks per record:           Blocking Factor.
* Number of bytes per record:            Blocking Factor.
* numbered backup method:                backup.
* numbers, written-out:                  General date syntax.
* Old style archives:                    old.
* Old style format:                      old.
* option syntax, traditional:            Old Options.
* Options when reading archives:         Reading.
* Options, archive format specifying:    Format Variations.
* Options, format specifying:            Format Variations.
* ordinal numbers:                       General date syntax.
* Overwriting old files, prevention:     Writing.
* Overwriting prevention on MS-DOS and MS-Windows: Prevention Overwriting.
* Pacific Standard Time:                 Timezone item.
* Permissions of extracted files:        Writing.
* Pinard, F.:                            Authors of getdate.
* pm in date strings:                    Time of day item.
* Progress information:                  verbose.
* Protecting old files:                  Writing.
* pure numbers in date strings:          Pure numbers in date strings.
* Reading file names from a file:        files.
* Reading incomplete records:            Reading.
* Record Size:                           Blocking Factor.
* Records, incomplete:                   Reading.
* Recursion in directories, avoiding:    recurse.
* relative items in date strings:        Relative item in date strings.
* Remote archives and MS-DOS file names: file.
* Remote archives specification:         file.
* remote tape drive:                     Remote Tape Server.
* Removing existing files on MS-DOS:     Prevention Overwriting.
* Removing files from an archive:        delete.
* Replacing members with other members:  append.
* reporting bugs:                        Reports.
* Resurrecting files from an archive:    extract.
* Retrieving files from an archive:      extract.
* return status:                         Synopsis.
* rmt:                                   Remote Tape Server.
* Running out of space:                  Reading.
* Running out of space during extraction: Scarce.
* Salz, Rich:                            Authors of getdate.
* simple backup method:                  backup.
* SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX:                  backup.
* Small memory:                          Reading.
* Space on the disk, recovering from lack of: Scarce.
* Sparse Files:                          sparse.
* Specifying archive members:            Selecting Archive Members.
* Specifying files to act on:            Selecting Archive Members.
* Standard input and output:             file.
* Standard output, writing extracted files to: Writing.
* Status information:                    verbose.
* Storing archives in compressed format: gzip.
* Swedish Winter Time:                   Timezone item.
* Symbolic link as file name:            dereference.
* tape blocking:                         Blocking Factor.
* tape marks:                            Many.
* tape positioning:                      Many.
* Tapes, using --delete and:             delete.
* tar:                                   What tar Does.
* tar archive:                           Definitions.
* tar entry:                             Naming tar Archives.
* tar file:                              Naming tar Archives.
* tar to standard input and output:      file.
* this in date strings:                  Relative item in date strings.
* time of day item:                      Time of day item.
* Timestamp differences, on MS-DOS/MS-Windows filesystems: compare.
* timezone correction:                   Time of day item.
* timezone item:                         Timezone item.
* today in date strings:                 Relative item in date strings.
* tomorrow in date strings:              Relative item in date strings.
* Ultrix 3.1 and write failure:          Remote Tape Server.
* Universal Coordinated Time:            Timezone item.
* unpacking:                             Definitions.
* Updating an archive:                   update.
* USSR Zone:                             Timezone item.
* uuencode:                              Applications.
* Verbose operation:                     verbose.
* Verifying a write operation:           verify.
* Verifying the currency of an archive:  compare.
* Version of the tar program:            verbose.
* version-control Emacs variable:        backup.
* VERSION_CONTROL:                       backup.
* week in date strings:                  Relative item in date strings.
* West African Time:                     Timezone item.
* West Australian Standard Time:         Timezone item.
* Western European Time:                 Timezone item.
* Where is the archive?:                 file.
* Working directory, specifying:         directory.
* Writing extracted files to standard output: Writing.
* Writing new archives:                  file.
* year in date strings:                  Relative item in date strings.
* yesterday in date strings:             Relative item in date strings.
* Yukon Standard Time:                   Timezone item.


