ame> (-A, -c, -d, -r, -u, -x) Set the group of extracted and archived files to the group specified. --utc (-t) Display timestamps as UTC instead of local time. -S, --sparse (-A, -c, -u) Detect sparse files and store them (gnu tar extension). --format (-A, -c, -u, but also -d, -r, -x) The file format: auto (gnu tar) default (gnu tar) tar (gnu tar) gnu (tar v1.13+), ustar (tar POSIX.1-1988), pax (tar POSIX.1-2001), xar cpio Note! Because XAR/TAR/CPIO detection isn't implemented yet, it is necessary to specifcy --format=xar when reading a XAR file or --format=cpio for a CPIO file. Otherwise this option is only for creation.