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 The `--file' Option
 -------------------
 
 `--file=ARCHIVE-NAME'
 `-f ARCHIVE-NAME'
      Specify the name of an archive file.
 
    You can specify an argument for the `--file=ARCHIVE-NAME' (`-f
 ARCHIVE-NAME') option whenever you use `tar'; this option determines
 the name of the archive file that `tar' will work on.
 
    If you don't specify this argument, then `tar' will use a default,
 usually some physical tape drive attached to your machine.  If there is
 no tape drive attached, or the default is not meaningful, then `tar'
 will print an error message.  The error message might look roughly like
 one of the following:
 
      tar: can't open /dev/rmt8 : No such device or address
      tar: can't open /dev/rsmt0 : I/O error
 
 To avoid confusion, we recommend that you always specify an archive file
 name by using `--file=ARCHIVE-NAME' (`-f ARCHIVE-NAME') when writing
 your `tar' commands.  For more information on using the
 `--file=ARCHIVE-NAME' (`-f ARCHIVE-NAME') option, see  file.
 

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