# ptar(1) - man - phpman

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## NAME
       ptar - a tar-like program written in perl

## DESCRIPTION
       ptar is a small, tar look-alike program that uses the perl module [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown) to extract,
       create and list tar archives.

## SYNOPSIS
           ptar -c [-v] [-z] [-C] [-f ARCHIVE_FILE | -] FILE FILE ...
           ptar -c [-v] [-z] [-C] [-T index | -] [-f ARCHIVE_FILE | -]
           ptar -x [-v] [-z] [-f ARCHIVE_FILE | -]
           ptar -t [-z] [-f ARCHIVE_FILE | -]
           ptar -h

## OPTIONS
           c   Create ARCHIVE_FILE or STDOUT (-) from FILE
           x   Extract from ARCHIVE_FILE or STDIN (-)
           t   List the contents of ARCHIVE_FILE or STDIN (-)
           f   Name of the ARCHIVE_FILE to use. Default is './default.tar'
           z   Read/Write zlib compressed ARCHIVE_FILE (not always available)
           v   Print filenames as they are added or extracted from ARCHIVE_FILE
           h   Prints this help message
           C   CPAN mode - drop 022 from permissions
           T   get names to create from file

## SEE ALSO
       [**tar**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tar/1/markdown), [Archive::Tar](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Archive%3A%3ATar/markdown).



perl v5.34.0                                 2025-07-25                                      [PTAR(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PTAR/1/markdown)