tar: Tutorial

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1 2 Tutorial Introduction to 'tar'
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1 This chapter guides you through some basic examples of three 'tar'
1 operations: '--create', '--list', and '--extract'.  If you already know
1 how to use some other version of 'tar', then you may not need to read
1 this chapter.  This chapter omits most complicated details about how
1 'tar' works.
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· assumptions
· stylistic conventions
· basic tar options           Basic 'tar' Operations and Options
· frequent operations
· Two Frequent Options
· create                      How to Create Archives
· list                        How to List Archives
· extract                     How to Extract Members from an Archive
· going further
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