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 Format Variations
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    Format parameters specify how an archive is written on the archive
 media.  The best choice of format parameters will vary depending on the
 type and number of files being archived, and on the media used to store
 the archive.
 
    To specify format parameters when accessing or creating an archive,
 you can use the options described in the following sections.  If you do
 not specify any format parameters, `tar' uses default parameters.  You
 cannot modify a compressed archive.  If you create an archive with the
 `--blocking-factor=512-SIZE' (`-b 512-SIZE') option specified
 ( Blocking Factor), you must specify that blocking-factor when
 operating on the archive.   Formats, for other examples of
 format parameter considerations.
 

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