Displaying archived files

These far sub-commands allow you to display archived files:

head

prints the first few lines of a file.

tail

prints the last few lines of a file.

cat

displays the contents of a file.

ls

displays a directory listing for the archive. If you request a long listing (ls -l) the first field will show an m if the file has been migrated to tape. To determine if the file has an ACL associated it with it, type ls -le, which prints an a following the permissions strings for files with ACLs.

more

displays a file in paged mode.

For additional information on any of these commands, refer to the command's man page.