cli-tarHow can I compress a file using the tar and gzip commands in one command?

To compress a file using the tar and gzip commands in one command, you can use the following command:

tar -czvf <output-filename.tar.gz> <input-filename>

This command will create an output file with the name <output-filename.tar.gz> containing the contents of the input file <input-filename>.

The command parts are:

• tar: the tar command is used to create an archive file
• -czvf: this is a combination of flags used to create a gzip compressed tar archive
• <output-filename.tar.gz>: this is the name of the output file to be created
• <input-filename>: this is the name of the input file to be compressed

For more information about the tar command, you can refer to the following links:

• GNU Tar Manual
• LinuxCommand.org Tar Command Tutorial

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