attributes. This file can be used to expand the file to its original
state. However, posix-aware @command{tar}s will usually ignore the
unknown variables, which makes restoring the file more
-difficult. @xref{extracting sparse v.0.x, Extraction of sparse
+difficult. @xref{extracting sparse v0x, Extraction of sparse
members in v.0.0 format}, for the detailed description of how to
restore such members using non-GNU @command{tar}s.
@end enumerate
@code{GNU.sparse.name}. Thus, those @command{tar} implementations
that are not aware of GNU extensions will at least extract the files
into separate directories, giving the user a possibility to expand it
-afterwards. @xref{extracting sparse v.0.x, Extraction of sparse
+afterwards. @xref{extracting sparse v0x, Extraction of sparse
members in v.0.1 format}, for the detailed description of how to
restore such members using non-GNU @command{tar}s.
@file{folk}, only one named @file{home/myself/folk}.
If you are not sure of the exact file name, use @dfn{globbing
-patterns}, for example:
+patterns}, for example:
@smallexample
$ @kbd{tar --list --file=practice.tar --wildcards '*/folk'}
When @command{tar} is using the @option{--files-from} option, this option
instructs @command{tar} to expect file names terminated with
-@acronym{NUL}, and to process file names verbatim.
+@acronym{NUL}, and to process file names verbatim.
This means that @command{tar} correctly works with file names that
contain newlines or begin with a dash.
@end group
@end example
-The following table summarizes all position-sensitive options.
+The following table summarizes all position-sensitive options.
@table @option
@item --directory=@var{dir}
@itemx --no-verbatim-files-from
@xref{verbatim-files-from}.
-@item --recursion
+@item --recursion
@itemx --no-recursion
@xref{recurse}.
-@item --anchored
-@itemx --no-anchored
+@item --anchored
+@itemx --no-anchored
@xref{anchored patterns}.
-@item --ignore-case
-@itemx --no-ignore-case
+@item --ignore-case
+@itemx --no-ignore-case
@xref{case-insensitive matches}.
@item --wildcards
@itemx --no-wildcards
@xref{controlling pattern-matching}.
-@item --wildcards-match-slash
-@itemx --no-wildcards-match-slash
+@item --wildcards-match-slash
+@itemx --no-wildcards-match-slash
@xref{controlling pattern-matching}.
@item --exclude
@subsection Extended File Attributes
Extended file attributes are name-value pairs that can be
-associated with each node in a file system. Despite the fact that
+associated with each node in a file system. Despite the fact that
POSIX.1e draft which proposed them has been withdrawn, the extended
file attributes are supported by many file systems. @GNUTAR{} can
store extended file attributes along with the files. This feature is
@group
-rw-r--r--+ smith/users 110 2016-03-16 16:07 file
a: user::rw-,user:gray:-w-,group::r--,mask::rw-,other::r--
-@end group
+@end group
@end example
@dfn{Security-Enhanced Linux} (@dfn{SELinux} for short) is a Linux
@end group
@end smallexample
-@anchor{extracting sparse v.0.x}
+@anchor{extracting sparse v0x}
@cindex sparse files v.0.1, extracting with non-GNU tars
@cindex sparse files v.0.0, extracting with non-GNU tars
An @dfn{extended header} is a special @command{tar} archive header