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| `%s: Directory has been renamed from %s', warning message | Keywords controlling incremental extraction: |
| `%s: Directory has been renamed', warning message | Keywords controlling incremental extraction: |
| `%s: Directory is new', warning message | Keywords controlling incremental extraction: |
| `%s: directory is on a different device: not purging', warning message | Keywords controlling incremental extraction: |
| `%s: skipping existing file', warning message | Keywords applicable for tar --extract |
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| -after-date and -update compared | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| -newer-mtime and -update compared | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| -quite, option | F.1 Generate Mode |
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| .bzrignore | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| .cvsignore | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| .gitignore | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| .hgignore | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
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| A | | |
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| `A lone zero block at', warning message | Keywords controlling tar operation |
| abbreviations for months | 7.2 Calendar date items |
| absolute file names | 6.10.2 Absolute File Names |
| absolute file names | 9.2 Remote Tape Server |
| Adding archives to an archive | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with `--concatenate' |
| Adding files to an Archive | 4.2.2.1 Appending Files to an Archive |
| ADMINISTRATOR | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| Age, excluding files by | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| ago in date strings | 7.7 Relative items in date strings |
| all | Keywords controlling tar operation |
| alone-zero-block | Keywords controlling tar operation |
| alternative decompression programs | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| am in date strings | 7.3 Time of day items |
| Appending files to an Archive | 4.2.2.1 Appending Files to an Archive |
| appending files to existing archive | 4.2.2 How to Add Files to Existing Archives: `--append' |
| Arch, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| archive | 1.2 Some Definitions |
| Archive creation | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| archive member | 1.2 Some Definitions |
| Archive Name | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| Archive, creation of | 2.6 How to Create Archives |
| Archives, Appending files to | 4.2.2.1 Appending Files to an Archive |
| archives, binary equivalent | 8.3.7.1 Controlling Extended Header Keywords |
| Archiving Directories | 2.6.5 Archiving Directories |
| archiving files | GNU tar: an archiver tool |
| arguments to long options | 3.3.1 Long Option Style |
| arguments to old options | 3.3.3 Old Option Style |
| arguments to short options | 3.3.2 Short Option Style |
| `Attempting extraction of symbolic links as hard links', warning message | Keywords applicable for tar --extract |
| attributes, files | 8.2 Handling File Attributes |
| authors of parse_datetime | 7.11 Authors of parse_datetime |
| Avoiding recursion in directories | 6.9 Descending into Directories |
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| backup options | 4.5 Backup options |
| backup suffix | 4.5 Backup options |
| BACKUP_DIRS | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| BACKUP_FILES | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| BACKUP_HOUR | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| backups | 4.5 Backup options |
| backups | 5. Performing Backups and Restoring Files |
| bad-dumpdir | Keywords controlling incremental extraction: |
| basic operations | 4.2.1 The Five Advanced tar Operations |
| Bazaar, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| Bazaar, ignore files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| beginning of time, for POSIX | 7.9 Seconds since the Epoch |
| bell, checkpoint action | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| Bellovin, Steven M. | 7.11 Authors of parse_datetime |
| Berets, Jim | 7.11 Authors of parse_datetime |
| Berry, K. | 7.11 Authors of parse_datetime |
| binary equivalent archives, creating | 8.3.7.1 Controlling Extended Header Keywords |
| block | 9.4 Blocking |
| Block number where error occurred | 3.7 Checking tar progress |
| BLOCKING | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| Blocking Factor | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| blocking factor | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| Blocks per record | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| bug reports | 1.6 Reporting bugs or suggestions |
| Bytes per record | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| bzip2 | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
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| cachedir | Keywords applicable for tar --create |
| calendar date item | 7.2 Calendar date items |
| case, ignored in dates | 7.1 General date syntax |
| cat vs concatenate | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with `--concatenate' |
| Changing directory mid-stream | 6.10.1 Changing the Working Directory |
| Character class, excluding characters from | 6.5 Wildcards Patterns and Matching |
| checkpoints, defined | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| Choosing an archive file | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| combined date and time of day item | 7.5 Combined date and time of day items |
| comments, in dates | 7.1 General date syntax |
| compress | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| Compressed archives | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| concatenate vs cat | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with `--concatenate' |
| Concatenating Archives | 4.2.4 Combining Archives with `--concatenate' |
| `contains a cache directory tag', warning message | Keywords applicable for tar --create |
| contiguous-cast | Keywords applicable for tar --extract |
| corrupted archives | 5.1 Using tar to Perform Full Dumps |
| corrupted archives | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| Creation of the archive | 2.6 How to Create Archives |
| `Current %s is newer or same age', warning message | Keywords applicable for tar --extract |
| CVS, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| CVS, ignore files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
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| Darcs, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| DAT blocking | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| Data Modification time, excluding files by | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| Data modification times of extracted files | Setting Data Modification Times |
| date and time of day format, ISO 8601 | 7.5 Combined date and time of day items |
| date format, ISO 8601 | 7.2 Calendar date items |
| date input formats | 7. Date input formats |
| day in date strings | 7.7 Relative items in date strings |
| day in date strings | 7.7 Relative items in date strings |
| day of week item | 7.6 Day of week items |
| decompress-program | Keywords applicable for tar --extract |
| Deleting files from an archive | 4.2.5 Removing Archive Members Using `--delete' |
| Deleting from tape archives | 4.2.5 Removing Archive Members Using `--delete' |
| dereferencing hard links | 8.3.3 Hard Links |
| Descending directories, avoiding | 6.9 Descending into Directories |
| Device numbers, changing | D. Fixing Snapshot Files |
| Device numbers, using in incremental backups | 5.2 Using tar to Perform Incremental Dumps |
| Directories, Archiving | 2.6.5 Archiving Directories |
| Directories, avoiding recursion | 6.9 Descending into Directories |
| Directory, changing mid-stream | 6.10.1 Changing the Working Directory |
| DIRLIST | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| displacement of dates | 7.7 Relative items in date strings |
| doc-opt-col | C. Configuring Help Summary |
| `door ignored', warning message | Keywords applicable for tar --create |
| dot, checkpoint action | 3.8 Checkpoints |
| Double-checking a write operation | 9.8 Verifying Data as It is Stored |
| DUMP_BEGIN | 5.4.3 User Hooks |
| DUMP_END | 5.4.3 User Hooks |
| DUMP_REMIND_SCRIPT | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| dumps, full | 5.1 Using tar to Perform Full Dumps |
| dup-args | C. Configuring Help Summary |
| dup-args-note | C. Configuring Help Summary |
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