




CCCooommmmmmaaannnddd:::   tttaaarrr --- tttaaapppeee aaarrrccchhhiiivvveeerrr
SSSyyynnntttaaaxxx:::    tttaaarrr [FFFcccoootttvvvxxxppp] [fff] _t_a_r_f_i_l_e _f_i_l_e ...
FFFlllaaagggsss:::     FFF   Force tar to continue after an error
           ccc   Create a new archive; add named files
           ooo   Set uid/gid to original values on extraction
           fff   Next argument is name of tarfile
           ttt   Print a table listing the archive's contents
           vvv   Verbose mode-tell what is going on as it happens
           xxx   The named files are extracted from the archive
           ppp   Restore file modes, ignore creation mask
           DDD   Directory only, do not recurse
EEExxxaaammmpppllleeesss:::  tar c /dev/fd1 .         #  Back  up  current  directory   to
                                      /_d_e_v/_f_d_1
           tar xv /dev/fd1 file1 file2 #  Extract  two  files  from  the
                                      archive
           tar cf - | (cd dest; tar xf -) # Copy  current  directory  to
                                      _d_e_s_t

     _T_a_r is a POSIX-compatible archiver, except that  it  does  not  use
tape.  It's primary advantage over _a_r is that the _t_a_r format is somewhat
more standardized than the _a_r format, making it  theoretically  possible
to  transport MINIX files to another computer, but do not bet on it.  If
the target machine runs MS-DOS, try _d_o_s_w_r_i_t_e.



































                                                                        

