UNIX® Shells by Example, Third Edition

tar—stores and retrieves files from an archive file, normally a tape device

tar [ – ] c|r|t|u|x [ bBefFhilmopvwX0134778 ] [ tarfile ][ blocksize ] [ exclude–file ] [ –I include–file ]filename1 filename2 … –C directory filenameN …

Example A.46.

1 tar cvf /dev/diskette 2 tar tvf /dev/fd0 3 tar xvf /dev/fd0

EXPLANATION Sends all files under the present working directory to tape at device /dev/diskette, and prints the files that are being sent. Displays the table of contents of what is on tape device /dev/fd0. Extracts all files from tape and prints which files were extracted.