cli-tarHow do I create a tar file using the command line?

Creating a tar file using the command line is a relatively simple process. The basic syntax for creating a tar file is as follows:

tar -cf <filename>.tar <list of files>

This command will create a tar file called <filename>.tar containing all of the files specified in <list of files>. For example, to create a tar file containing all the files in the current directory, you can use the following command:

tar -cf myfiles.tar *

This command will create a tar file called myfiles.tar containing all of the files in the current directory.

If you want to create a tar file containing only certain files or directories, you can specify them individually in the <list of files> argument. For example, to create a tar file containing all the files in the current directory with the .txt extension, you can use the following command:

tar -cf myfiles.tar *.txt

This command will create a tar file called myfiles.tar containing all the files in the current directory with the .txt extension.

You can also compress the tar file by using the -z flag. For example, to create a compressed tar file containing all the files in the current directory, you can use the following command:

tar -cfz myfiles.tar.gz *

This command will create a compressed tar file called myfiles.tar.gz containing all the files in the current directory.

Here is a list of the parts of the command and what they do:

• tar: The command for creating tar files.
• -cf: The flags for creating a tar file.
• <filename>.tar: The name of the tar file to be created.
• <list of files>: The list of files to be included in the tar file.
• -z: The flag for compressing the tar file.

Here are some useful links for more information:

• GNU Tar Manual
• Linux Tar Command Tutorial
• How To Create and Extract tar.gz Files in Linux

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