The GNU version of the tar archiving utility

-c, --create
      create a new archive

-z, --gzip, --gunzip --ungzip

-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 ...]

--exclude=PATTERN
      exclude files, given as a PATTERN