tar: Two Frequent Options

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1 2.5 Two Frequently Used Options
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1 To understand how to run 'tar' in the three operating modes listed
1 previously, you also need to understand how to use two of the options to
1 'tar': '--file' (which takes an archive file as an argument) and
1 '--verbose'.  (You are usually not _required_ to specify either of these
1 options when you run 'tar', but they can be very useful in making things
1 more clear and helping you avoid errors.)
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