cli-tarHow can I use the tar command in Unix to create archives in quiet mode?
The tar command in Unix can be used to create archives in quiet mode by using the -q or --quiet flag. This flag will suppress the output of the command, which is useful for redirecting and piping the output of the command.
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tar -cf archive.tar --quiet file1 file2 file3Code explanation
tar- the command to create archives-c- the flag to create an archive-f- the flag to specify the name of the archive--quiet- the flag to suppress the output of the commandfile1,file2,file3- the files to be included in the archive
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