cli-tarHow can I use shell jalan tar to create a compressed file?
Shell jalan tar is a command line utility used to create, modify, and extract files from an archive. It can be used to create a compressed file by using the following command:
tar -czvf <filename>.tar.gz <file or directory to compress>This command will create a compressed file with the extension .tar.gz from the specified file or directory.
The command consists of the following parts:
tar– This specifies the tar command.-czvf– This specifies the options used to create the compressed file. The options used are:- c – Create a new archive.
- z – Compress the archive using gzip.
- v – Verbosely list files processed.
- f – Use the archive file specified.
<filename>.tar.gz– This is the name of the compressed file to be created.<file or directory to compress>– This is the name of the file or directory to be compressed.
The output of the command will be the name of the file or directory being compressed.
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