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tar —
archive tool: usage
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tar -zvcf TAR_FILE
DIRECTORY
tar -zvcf TAR_FILE
DIRECTORY/*
tar -zvxd TAR_FILE
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| -c |
: compress |
| -x |
: extract |
| -v |
: verbose |
| -f |
: file, needs the file as an argument. Eg.: -f filename |
| -z |
: use gzip compression |
| -j |
: use bzip2 compression |
| -t |
: list archive contents |
The options can be collapsed but f needs to be the last option. Eg.:
tar -zvxf tar_file