NAME
suntar − create tape archives and add or extract files
SYNOPSIS
suntar command [ options ] file1 ... filen
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents an emulation of the Sun version of tar. It has been implemented on top of the star program.
For a description of the Sun tar program check the Sun tar manual page.
OPTIONS
EXTENDED OPTIONS
The extended options are options taken from star.
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−−help |
Prints a summary of the most important options for suntar(1) and exits. |
−−xhelp
Prints a summary of the less important options for suntar(1) and exits.
−−version
Prints the suntar version number string and exists.
−−debug
print additional debug messages
xdebug=#
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xd=# |
set extended debug level | ||
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−/ |
don’t strip leading ’/’s from file names | ||
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−.. |
don’t skip filenames that contain ’..’ in non-interactive extract |
−−secure−links
don’t extract links that start with ’/’ or contain ’..’
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−−acl |
handle access control lists |
−−xfflags
handle extended file flags
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bs=# |
set (output) block size to # |
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fs=# |
set fifo size to # |
−−no−fsync
do not call fsync() for each extracted file (may be dangerous)
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−−time |
print timing info |
−−no−statistics
do not print statistics
−−fifostats
print fifo statistics
−−no−fifo
don’t use a fifo to optimize data flow from/to tape
−−numeric
don’t use user/group name from tape
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−z |
pipe input/output through gzip, does not work on tapes | ||
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−−bz |
pipe input/output through bzip2, does not work on tapes |
The options above are not defined by Sun tar.
For a complete documentation of the star based optione check star(1).
EXAMPLES
ENVIRONMENT
FILES
SEE ALSO
spax(1), suntar(1), scpio(1), tar(1), cpio(1), pax(1), rcp(1), mt(1), rmt(1), match(1), dd(1), sdd(1), rsh(1), ssh(1), star(1), star(4/5), rcmd(3), fssnap(1m)
DIAGNOSTICS
NOTES
This suntar implementation is based on the star implementation and does not implement all features of the original Sun tar program.
BUGS
AUTHOR
Joerg Schilling
Seestr. 110
D−13353 Berlin
Germany
Mail bugs and suggestions to:
schilling [AT] fokus.de or js [AT] cs.tu−berlin.de or joerg [AT] schily.tu−berlin.de