GNU tar - Mnemonic Options Go to the first , previous , next , last section, table of contents . Each option has at least one mnemonic option name starting with two dashes in a row, v.g. The mnemonic option names are more legible than the corresponding short or old option names, you may prefer them if you highly praise clarity. It sometimes happens that a single mnemonic option has many different different names, which are then synonymous. In addition, mnemonic option names can be given unique abbreviations.
Some options require an argument.
The argument of a mnemonic option is usually given right after the option itself, and introduced by an equal sign. Mnemonic options are meant to be obvious and easy to remember, possibly more so than their corresponding short options, below. Go to the first , previous , next , last section, table of contents .