cli-tarHow do I compress a directory using Unix tar gz?
Compressing a directory using Unix tar gz is a very straightforward process. First, navigate to the directory you wish to compress. Then, run the following command in the terminal:
tar -zcvf <target>.tar.gz <source>
This command will create a new file called <target>.tar.gz
in the same directory that contains the compressed version of the <source>
directory.
Here is a breakdown of the parts of the command:
tar
: the Unix command for archiving files-zcvf
: flags for the command, which stand for:-z
: compress the archive using gzip-c
: create a new archive-v
: verbose output-f
: use an archive file
<target>.tar.gz
: the name of the archive file that will be created<source>
: the directory to be compressed
For more information about the tar
command, refer to the GNU tar manual.
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