tar

Package and extract file archives, supports multiple compression formats.

$ tar -t -f backup.tar.gz

Archive file (-f)Filter filenames

Only list matching filenames (supports wildcards)

Use wildcards (--wildcards)Ignore case (--ignore-case)Match filename start (--anchored)Wildcard matches path separator (--wildcards-match-slash)

Examples

# View archive contents
tar -tzvf archive.tar.gz

# Filter matching files
tar -tzvf archive.tar.gz --wildcards "*.txt"

# Case-insensitive filter
tar -tzvf archive.tar.gz --ignore-case --wildcards "*.txt"