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tar

tar creates, lists and extracts archive files.

Runs as tar|macOS, Linux, Windows
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Create, list or extract a tar archive. Choose a job in the subcommand tabs; less common options (incremental backups, multi-volume, ACLs, pax options) are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui tar

tar c

Create archive

Pack files and directories into a new archive. Compression is chosen by flag.

Create archiveExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Archive file*
file
Files and directories*
any
gzip compression
-z
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Create .tar.gz
archivegzipfiles
Create .tar.xz
archivexzfiles
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Archive file
path
-f--file
gzip compression
boolean
-z--gzip
bzip2 compression
boolean
-j--bzip2
xz compression
boolean
-J--xz
zstd compression
boolean
--zstd
Verbose
boolean
-v--verbose
Exclude patterns
string · repeatable
--exclude
Exclude VCS directories
boolean
--exclude-vcs
Follow symlinks
boolean
-h--dereference
Files and directories
path · positional 0 · repeatable

tar x

Extract archive

Unpack an archive into a directory. Existing files are replaced unless a keep option is set.

Extract archiveExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Archive file*
file
Extract into directory
directory
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Extract everything
archivedirectory
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Archive file
path
-f--file
Extract into directory
path
-C--directory
Verbose
boolean
-v--verbose
Strip leading path components
integer
--strip-components
Keep existing files
boolean
-k--keep-old-files
Preserve permissions
boolean
-p--preserve-permissions
Write to standard output
boolean
-O--to-stdout
Only these members
Leave empty to extract everything.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

tar t

List archive

List the members of an archive without extracting.

List archiveExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Archive file*
file
Verbose (long listing)
-v
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
List contents
archiveverbose
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Archive file
path
-f--file
Verbose (long listing)
boolean
-v--verbose
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed tar against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.