Figure 3: CTAR usage summary

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ctar -{MIcCrxNUtTP} [vVfbehnkslLpmGEFZDdR0-9A] [tape] [blocksize] files...

-c:  copy files to disk or tape     -x:  extract(restore) files
-C:  copy files...do not compress   -N:  Non-destructive restore
-M:  Master backup                  -t:  rapid listing of table of contents
-I:  Incremental backup             -T:  true verification of all files
-r:  add files to end of floppy     -v:  verbose option
-b:  block factor (MAX is 4194303)  -L:  compress limit (default = 15 blocks)
-k:  volume size in kilobytes       -n:  device can seek (forces compression)
-s:  volume size in 512 byte blocks -E:  exclude files/directories (64 each)
-F:  read filenames from file       -f:  filename of floppy, tape, or hard disk
-P:  Pack files, non-seeking device -Z:  compress binary executable files also

-e:  prevents splitting file across extents (Use with k option)
-G:  change group number to xxx (install/remove by groups)
-m:  use extraction modification time rather than original
-V:  Save carbon copy of screen output to Catalog file
0-9: Specifies which device to use in Device Library (/etc/default/ctar)

-D:  Directory permissions included  -d:  set depth of directory traversal
-l:  report unresolved links         -U:  Update file if newer than disk file
-R:  Read Lock files (Warn if can't) -RR: Read Lock files ( ENFORCED Lock)
-zOPT : where OPT  is one of {NOCNVT, WHERE=, DATE=, DATEBEFORE= }