Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1
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tar

Name

tar -- file archiver

Description

tar is as specified in SUSv2, but with differences as listed below.

Differences

Some elements of the Pattern Matching Notation are optional; see Internationalization and Pattern Matching Notation.

-h 

doesn't dump symlinks; dumps the files they point to.

-z 

filters the archive through gzip.

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