tar -h
tar.exe(bsdtar): manipulate archive files
First option must be a mode specifier:
-c Create -r Add/Replace -t List -u Update -x Extract
Common Options:
-b # Use # 512-byte records per I/O block
-f <filename> Location of archive (default \\.\tape0)
-v Verbose
-w Interactive
Create: tar.exe -c [options] [<file> | <dir> | @<archive> | -C <dir> ]
<file>, <dir> add these items to archive
-z, -j, -J, --lzma Compress archive with gzip/bzip2/xz/lzma
--format {ustar|pax|cpio|shar} Select archive format
--exclude <pattern> Skip files that match pattern
--mtime <date> Set modification times for added files
--clamp-mtime Only set modification times for files newer than --mtime
-C <dir> Change to <dir> before processing remaining files
@<archive> Add entries from <archive> to output
List: tar.exe -t [options] [<patterns>]
<patterns> If specified, list only entries that match
Extract: tar.exe -x [options] [<patterns>]
<patterns> If specified, extract only entries that match
-k Keep (don't overwrite) existing files
-m Don't restore modification times
-O Write entries to stdout, don't restore to disk
-p Restore permissions (including ACLs, owner, file flags)
bsdtar 3.8.4 - libarchive 3.8.4 zlib/1.2.13.1-motley liblzma/5.8.1 bz2lib/1.0.8 libzstd/1.5.7 cng/2.0 libb2/bundled