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tar

tar creates, lists, updates, appends to, and extracts archive files. Choose one operation mode and use -f to name the archive.

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Syntax

tar -c [ -f ARCHIVE ] [ OPTIONS ] [ FILE ...]
tar -t [ -f ARCHIVE ] [ OPTIONS ] [ MEMBER ...]
tar -x [ -f ARCHIVE ] [ OPTIONS ] [ MEMBER ...]

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  • tar --create
  • tar --list
  • tar --extract
  • tar --append
  • tar --update
  • tar --file
  • tar --sort

Source: tar(1) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.