%%name: GNU tar

%%short-description: Creates tar archives

%%full-description: Can create tar archives, as well as other forms of
manipulation. For example, you can use tar on previously created
archives to extract files, store additional files, or update or list
files which were already stored.

Tar can direct its output to available devices, files, or other
programs (using pipes); tar can even access remote devices or files
(as archives).

The program saves many files together into a single tape or disk
archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It
includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files,
automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives and
special features that allow 'tar' to be used for incremental and full
backups.

%%category: administration, development

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>

%%interface: Command line

%%updated: 23 Feb 2000

%%keywords: administration, file management, archiving 

%%programs: rmt

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http//www.gnu.org/software/tar/

%%support:

%%doc: User on-line manual available at
http://www.gnu.org/manual/tar/
 
%%developers: John Gilmore, Thomas Bushnell, Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> 

%%contributors: Jay Fenlason, Joy Kendall, Francois Pinard
<pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>

%%sponsors: 

%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar

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%%source-language: C

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%%version: 1.13 released on 08 Jul 1999; 1.13.17 beta 17 Jan 2000

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%%bug-list: bug-tar@gnu.org 










 





