Unix Tar Command
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03 Apr 2013
Create
uncompressed
$ tar cvf [archive].tar [directory]
# c - create new archive
# v - verbose
# f - next argument is archive file name [archive]gzip
$ tar cvzf [archive].tar.gz [directory]bzip2
$ tar cvjf [archive].tar.bz2 [directory]gzip vs bzip2
- bzip2 more time to compress/decompress
- bzip2 smaller size
Extract
uncompressed
$ tar xvf [archive]
# x - extractgzip
$ tar xvzf [archive]bzip2
$ tar xvjf [archive]More Information
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The Ultimate Tar Command Tutorial with 10 Practical Examples @ The Geek Stuff www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/04/unix-tar-command-examples/