http://disqus.com/people/88cbdc58feea15de6bfd6c7b0d82089f/enTue, 30 Nov 2004 11:00:04 -0000http://tech-recipes.disqus.com/create_a_tar_archive_of_a_directory_unix_tech_recipes/#comment-2766744NAME<br> tar - The GNU version of the tar archiving utility<br><br>SYNOPSIS<br> tar [ - ] A --catenate --concatenate | c --create | d --diff --compare | r --append | t --list | u<br> --update | x -extract --get [ --atime-preserve ] [ -b, --block-size N ] [ -B, --read-full-blocks ] [ -C,<br> --directory DIR ] [ --checkpoint ] [ -f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F ] [ --force-local ] [ -F, --info-script<br> F --new-volume-script F ] [ -G, --incremental ] [ -g, --listed-incremental F ] [ -h, --dereference ] [<br> -i, --ignore-zeros ] [ -j, -I, --bzip ] [ --ignore-failed-read ] [ -k, --keep-old-files ] [ -K, --start-<br> ing-file F ] [ -l, --one-file-system ] [ -L, --tape-length N ] [ -m, --modification-time ] [ -M, --multi-<br> volume ] [ -N, --after-date DATE, --newer DATE ] [ -o, --old-archive, --portability ] [ -O, --to-stdout ]<br> [ -p, --same-permissions, --preserve-permissions ] [ -P, --absolute-paths ] [ --preserve ] [ -R,<br> --record-number ] [ --remove-files ] [ -s, --same-order, --preserve-order ] [ --same-owner ] [ -S,<br> --sparse ] [ -T, --files-from=F ] [ --null ] [ --totals ] [ -v, --verbose ] [ -V, --label NAME ] [<br> --version ] [ -w, --interactive, --confirmation ] [ -W, --verify ] [ --exclude FILE ] [ -X,<br> --exclude-from FILE ] [ -Z, --compress, --uncompress ] [ -z, --gzip, --ungzip ] [ --use-compress-<br> program PROG ] [ --block-compress ] [ -[0-7][lmh] ]<br><br> filename1 [ filename2, ... filenameN ]<br><br> directory1 [ directory2, ...directoryN ]coredumpTue, 30 Nov 2004 11:00:04 -0000