cli-tarHow do I compress a file into a GZIP tar.gz archive?

1. Create a tar archive of the file or folder you want to compress:

tar -zcvf archive.tar.gz /path/to/file_or_folder

2. This command creates a tar archive named archive.tar.gz in the current directory. The -z flag indicates that the archive should be compressed with gzip. The -c flag indicates that the archive should be created, and the -v flag indicates that the progress should be verbosely listed to the console.

3. You can also use the -f flag to specify the name of the archive:

tar -zcvf my_archive.tar.gz /path/to/file_or_folder

4. To extract the contents of a gzip tar archive, use the -x flag instead of the -c flag:

tar -zxvf archive.tar.gz

5. This command extracts the contents of archive.tar.gz to the current directory.

6. You can also use the --list flag to view the contents of the archive without extracting it:

tar -ztvf archive.tar.gz

7. This command lists the contents of archive.tar.gz to the console.

Code explanation

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• -z: compress the archive with gzip
• -c: create a new archive
• -v: verbosely list the progress to the console
• -f: specify the name of the archive
• -x: extract the contents of the archive
• --list: list the contents of the archive without extracting it

## Helpful links

• GNU Tar Manual
• Linux Tar Command Tutorial

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