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-.TH TAR 1 "May 16, 2018" "TAR" "GNU TAR Manual"
+.TH TAR 1 "January 14, 2019" "TAR" "GNU TAR Manual"
.SH NAME
tar \- an archiving utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
verbosely listing the files being archived:
.PP
.EX
-.B tar cfv a.tar /etc
+.B tar cfv etc.tar /etc
.EE
.PP
In
could look like:
.PP
.EX
-.B tar -cvf a.tar /etc
+.B tar -cvf etc.tar /etc
or
-.B tar -c -v -f a.tar /etc
+.B tar -c -v -f etc.tar /etc
.EE
.PP
In
Here are several ways of writing the example command in this style:
.PP
.EX
-.B tar --create --file a.tar --verbose /etc
+.B tar --create --file etc.tar --verbose /etc
.EE
or (abbreviating some options):
.EX
-.B tar --cre --file=a.tar --verb /etc
+.B tar --cre --file=etc.tar --verb /etc
.EE
.PP
The options in all three styles can be intermixed, although doing so