what diference tar xvf and tar -xvf

[dapim]

what diference betweeen this two commands tar xvf and tar -xvf
they will have same output?

[ghostdog74]

this can be easily answered if you had tried them out yourself. Get a tar file and execute tar using those 2 methods and see for yourself.

[retrovertigo]

He's right, go ahead and try it.

Your answer can be found in the man page as well.

[dapim]

tar xvf and tar -xvf i try both of this but i can't get what was the difference???

[Zorael]

The latter is the correct syntax, I imagine the former is just a compatability/"being nice" alternative. Like if you enter a web address in Internet Explorer (yuck) without the www. syntax and the address cannot be found, it automatically adds the www. part and tries again.

[retrovertigo]

Did you check the manpage like I suggested in the other thread you started?

NAME
       tar - The GNU version of the tar archiving utility

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

The dash is in brackets, which means that it is optional. The manpage also shows no specific function for the dash.

Also, a simple Google search would have given you your answer (check the 2nd result).

Forum searches, Google searches, and checking the man page are valuable resources. You would do well to make use of these tools, because not everyone will be patient with you if you ignore them.

[bapoumba]

Threads merged and some useless posts removed.

[GepettoBR]

Threads merged and some useless posts removed.

Always a pleasure to see the cleanup team at work

[Oldsoldier2003]

Thread closed since the question is answered.

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