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| F | | |
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| FDL, GNU Free Documentation License | G.1 GNU Free Documentation License |
| file archival | GNU tar: an archiver tool |
| File lists separated by NUL characters | E.1 Generate Mode |
| file name | 1.2 Some Definitions |
| File Name arguments, alternatives | 6.3 Reading Names from a File |
| File name arguments, using ‘--list’ with | 2.7 How to List Archives |
| File names, excluding files by | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| File names, terminated by NUL | 6.3.1 NUL Terminated File Names |
| File names, using hard links | 8.3.3 Hard Links |
| File names, using symbolic links | 8.3.2 Symbolic Links |
| File system boundaries, not crossing | 6.10 Crossing File System Boundaries |
| FILELIST | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| first in date strings | 7.1 General date syntax |
| format 0, snapshot file | Format of the Incremental Snapshot Files |
| format 1, snapshot file | Format of the Incremental Snapshot Files |
| format 2, snapshot file | Format of the Incremental Snapshot Files |
| Format Options | 9.4.1 Format Variations |
| Format Parameters | 9.4.1 Format Variations |
| Format, old style | 8.3.4 Old V7 Archives |
| fortnight in date strings | 7.6 Relative items in date strings |
| free documentation | F. Free Software Needs Free Documentation |
| full dumps | 5.1 Using tar to Perform Full Dumps |
| future time stamps | 8.3.9 Large or Negative Values |
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| G | | |
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| general date syntax | 7.1 General date syntax |
| Generate Mode, genfile | E.1 Generate Mode |
| genfile | E. Genfile |
| genfile, create file | E.1 Generate Mode |
| genfile, creating sparse files | E.1 Generate Mode |
| genfile, generate mode | E.1 Generate Mode |
| genfile, reading a list of file names | E.1 Generate Mode |
| genfile, seeking to a given offset | E.1 Generate Mode |
| get_date | 7. Date input formats |
| Getting program version number | 3.5 GNU tar documentation |
| git, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| GNU archive format | 8.3.6 GNU and old GNU tar format |
| GNU.sparse.major, extended header variable | D.0.3 PAX Format, Version 1.0 |
| GNU.sparse.map, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| GNU.sparse.minor, extended header variable | D.0.3 PAX Format, Version 1.0 |
| GNU.sparse.name, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| GNU.sparse.name, extended header variable, in v.1.0 | D.0.3 PAX Format, Version 1.0 |
| GNU.sparse.numblocks, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| GNU.sparse.numbytes, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| GNU.sparse.offset, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| GNU.sparse.realsize, extended header variable | D.0.3 PAX Format, Version 1.0 |
| GNU.sparse.size, extended header variable | D.0.2 PAX Format, Versions 0.0 and 0.1 |
| gnupg, using with tar | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| gpg, using with tar | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| gzip | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
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| hard links, dereferencing | 8.3.3 Hard Links |
| header-col | B. Configuring Help Summary |
| hook | 5.4.3 User Hooks |
| hour in date strings | 7.6 Relative items in date strings |
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| Ignoring end-of-archive blocks | Ignoring Blocks of Zeros |
| Info script | 9.6.1 Archives Longer than One Tape or Disk |
| Interactive operation | 3.9 Asking for Confirmation During Operations |
| ISO 8601 date format | 7.2 Calendar date items |
| items in date strings | 7.1 General date syntax |
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| L | | |
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| Labeling an archive | 9.7 Including a Label in the Archive |
| Labeling multi-volume archives | 9.7 Including a Label in the Archive |
| Labels on the archive media | 9.7 Including a Label in the Archive |
| language, in dates | 7.1 General date syntax |
| language, in dates | 7.1 General date syntax |
| Large lists of file names on small machines | Same Order |
| large values | 8.3.9 Large or Negative Values |
| last day | 7.5 Day of week items |
| last in date strings | 7.1 General date syntax |
| Listing all tar options | 3.5 GNU tar documentation |
| listing member and file names | 2.7 How to List Archives |
| Listing volume label | 9.7 Including a Label in the Archive |
| Lists of file names | 6.3 Reading Names from a File |
| Local and remote archives | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| long-opt-col | B. Configuring Help Summary |
| lzma | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
| lzop | 8.1.1 Creating and Reading Compressed Archives |
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| MacKenzie, David | 7.10 Authors of get_date |
| member | 1.2 Some Definitions |
| member name | 1.2 Some Definitions |
| Members, replacing with other members | 4.2.2 How to Add Files to Existing Archives: ‘--append’ |
| Mercurial, excluding files | 6.4 Excluding Some Files |
| Meyering, Jim | 7.10 Authors of get_date |
| Middle of the archive, starting in the | Starting File |
| midnight in date strings | 7.3 Time of day items |
| minute in date strings | 7.6 Relative items in date strings |
| minutes, time zone correction by | 7.3 Time of day items |
| Modes of extracted files | Setting Access Permissions |
| Modification time, excluding files by | 6.8 Operating Only on New Files |
| Modification times of extracted files | Setting Data Modification Times |
| month in date strings | 7.6 Relative items in date strings |
| month names in date strings | 7.2 Calendar date items |
| months, written-out | 7.1 General date syntax |
| MT | 5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables |
| MT_BEGIN | 5.4.2 Magnetic Tape Control |
| MT_OFFLINE | 5.4.2 Magnetic Tape Control |
| MT_REWIND | 5.4.2 Magnetic Tape Control |
| MT_STATUS | 5.4.2 Magnetic Tape Control |
| Multi-volume archives | 9.6.1 Archives Longer than One Tape or Disk |
| Mutli-volume archives in PAX format, extracting using non-GNU tars | 8.3.10.1 Extracting Members Split Between Volumes |
| Mutli-volume archives, extracting using non-GNU tars | 8.3.10.1 Extracting Members Split Between Volumes |
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| Naming an archive | 6.1 Choosing and Naming Archive Files |
| negative time stamps | 8.3.9 Large or Negative Values |
| next day | 7.5 Day of week items |
| next in date strings | 7.1 General date syntax |
| noon in date strings | 7.3 Time of day items |
| now in date strings | 7.6 Relative items in date strings |
| ntape device | 9.5 Many Archives on One Tape |
| NUL terminated file names | 6.3.1 NUL Terminated File Names |
| Number of blocks per record | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| Number of bytes per record | 9.4.2 The Blocking Factor of an Archive |
| numbered backup method | 4.5 Backup options |
| numbers, written-out | 7.1 General date syntax |
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