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Setting Access Permissions

To set the modes (access permissions) of extracted files to those recorded for those files in the archive, use `--same-persmissions' in conjunction with the --extract (--get, -x) operation. @quote-arg {Should be aliased to ignore-umask.}

--preserve-permission

--same-permission

--ignore-umask

-p

Set modes of extracted archive members to those recorded in the archive, instead of current umask settings. Use in conjunction with --extract (--get, -x).

@quote-arg {Following paragraph needs to be rewritten: why doesnt' this cat files together, why is this useful. is it really useful with more than one file?}