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

Compressing a single file using tar and gzip requires two steps:

1. Create a tar file containing the file to be compressed:

tar -cf <file_name>.tar <file_to_compress>

This command will create a tar file named <file_name>.tar containing the file <file_to_compress>.

2. Compress the tar file using gzip:

gzip <file_name>.tar

This command will compress the tar file, creating a file named <file_name>.tar.gz.

The resulting <file_name>.tar.gz file is the compressed version of the original file.

Code explanation

• tar -cf <file_name>.tar <file_to_compress>: creates a tar file containing the file to be compressed
• gzip <file_name>.tar: compresses the tar file using gzip

Helpful links

• GNU Tar manual
• Gzip manual

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