The GNU version of the tar archiving utility

-v, --verbose
      verbosely list files processed

-c, --create
      create a new archive

-I, --use-compress-program PROG
      filter through PROG (must accept -d)

-f, --file ARCHIVE
      use archive file or device ARCHIVE

tar [-] A --catenate --concatenate | c --create | d --diff --compare | --delete | r --append | t --list |
    --test-label | u --update | x --extract --get [options] [pathname ...]