-v, --verbose
Produce verbose output. In create and extract modes, tar will list each file name as it is read
from or written to the archive. In list mode, tar will produce output similar to that of ls(1).
Additional -v options will provide additional detail.
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-C directory, --cd directory, --directory directory
In c and r mode, this changes the directory before adding the following files. In x mode, change
directories after opening the archive but before extracting entries from the archive.
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-f file, --file file
Read the archive from or write the archive to the specified file. The filename can be - for
standard input or standard output. The default varies by system; on FreeBSD, the default is
/dev/sa0; on Linux, the default is /dev/st0.
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