A tarfile is usually a mag- netic tape, but it can be any file. Function modifier arguments are listed on the command line in the same order as their corresponding function modifiers appear in the key string. Be careful of trailing white spaces. Use short relative path names for file . This option enables archiving files from multiple directories not related by a close common parent.
Writing begins at the beginning of the tarfile, instead of at the end.
The named file s are written at the end of the tarfile. The names of the specified files are listed each time they occur in the tarfile. If no file argument is given, the names of all files in the tarfile are listed. With the v function modifier, additional information for the specified files is displayed. The named file s are written at the end of the tarfile if they are not already in the tarfile, or if they have been modified since last written to that tar- file.