cli-tarHow do I split files and compress them using tar and gzip?
To split files and compress them using tar and gzip, you can use the following command:
tar -czvf <name_of_tar_file>.tar.gz <name_of_file_to_compress>This command will create a <name_of_tar_file>.tar.gz file which contains the compressed version of <name_of_file_to_compress>.
Code explanation
tar- This is the command to create a tar file.-czvf- This is the set of flags for the command.-cis for creating a new tar file,-zis for compressing the file using gzip,-vis for verbose output and-fis for the file name of the tar file.<name_of_tar_file>.tar.gz- This is the name of the tar file that will be created.<name_of_file_to_compress>- This is the name of the file that will be compressed and added to the tar file.
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