cli-tarHow do I create a tar file in Unix?
Creating a tar file in Unix is a simple process. The following command will create a tar file from all the files and directories in the current directory:
tar -cvf my_files.tar *
This command will create a tar file called my_files.tar
containing all the files and directories in the current directory.
The parts of the command are:
tar
- the command to create a tar file-cvf
- the flags to create a tar file, verbosely list the files added, and name the tar filemy_files.tar
- the name of the tar file to create*
- the argument to add all files and directories in the current directory
For more information, see the GNU tar manual.
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