cli-tarHow do I compress a file using tar and gzip?

To compress a file using tar and gzip, follow these steps:

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

tar -cvf <tar-file-name>.tar <file-or-directory-name>

This will create a tar file with the name you specified.

2. Compress the tar file using gzip:

gzip <tar-file-name>.tar

This will create a gzipped tar file with the same name as the tar file, but with the .gz extension.

3. Extract the compressed tar file:

tar -xzf <tar-file-name>.tar.gz

This will extract the contents of the gzipped tar file.

• tar: creates a tar file of the file or directory you want to compress
• gzip: compresses the tar file
• tar -xzf: extracts the compressed tar file

Helpful links

• GNU tar Manual
• Gzip Manual

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