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Functions

Specifying one of the following functions selects what tar's main mode of operation will be:

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A, --catenate, --concatenate	Append tar files to an archive.
c, --create	Create a new archive.
d, --diff, --compare	Calculate any differences between the archive and the file system.
--delete	Delete from the archive. (This function doesn't work on magnetic tapes).
r, --append	Append files to the end of a tar archive.
t, --list	List the contents of an archive.
--test-label	Test the archive label, and exit.
u, --update	Append files, but only those that are newer than the copy in the archive.
x, --extract, --get	Extract files from an archive.