cli-tarHow can I make tar archives rsyncable with gzip compression?
Using rsync
and gzip
together is an efficient way to create tar archives that can be synchronized between two locations. The basic command for this is as follows:
rsync -avz --compress-level=9 <source_dir> <destination_dir>
This command will compress the files in the <source_dir>
directory with gzip
and then transfer them to the <destination_dir>
directory using rsync
.
The -a
flag stands for "archive mode" and preserves the original file permissions, ownership, and timestamps. The -v
flag stands for "verbose" and will output what files are being transferred. The -z
flag stands for "compress" and will compress the files before transferring them.
The --compress-level
flag specifies the level of compression used by gzip
. A value of 9
is the highest level of compression and is recommended for most cases.
In addition, tar
can be used to create an archive of the source directory before transferring it. This can be done with the following command:
tar -czvf <archive_name>.tar.gz <source_dir>
The -c
flag stands for "create" and will create an archive. The -z
flag stands for "compress" and will compress the archive with gzip
. The -v
flag stands for "verbose" and will output the files being added to the archive. The -f
flag stands for "file" and specifies the name of the archive.
Once the archive is created, it can be transferred to the destination directory using rsync
:
rsync -avz <archive_name>.tar.gz <destination_dir>
This command will transfer the archive to the <destination_dir>
directory using rsync
.
Code explanation
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rsync -avz --compress-level=9 <source_dir> <destination_dir>
: Compresses the files in the<source_dir>
directory withgzip
and then transfers them to the<destination_dir>
directory usingrsync
.tar -czvf <archive_name>.tar.gz <source_dir>
: Creates an archive of the<source_dir>
directory and compresses it withgzip
.rsync -avz <archive_name>.tar.gz <destination_dir>
: Transfers the archive to the<destination_dir>
directory usingrsync
.
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