cli-tarHow do I tar a folder and its subfolders in Unix?

The tar command is used to create an archive file of a directory and its subdirectories in Unix. To tar a folder and its subfolders, use the following command:

tar -cvf <name-of-archive-file>.tar <name-of-directory>

For example, to create an archive file called "my-archive.tar" of the folder "my-folder", use the following command:

tar -cvf my-archive.tar my-folder

This command will create a tar file of the folder and its subfolders. The c option stands for create, v stands for verbose, and f stands for file.

The following command can be used to extract the files from the tar archive:

tar -xvf <name-of-archive-file>.tar

For example, to extract the files from the "my-archive.tar" file, use the following command:

tar -xvf my-archive.tar

The x option stands for extract, v stands for verbose, and f stands for file.

Code explanation

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• tar: the command used to create an archive file of a directory and its subdirectories
• -cvf: the options used to create the archive file (create, verbose, file)
• -xvf: the options used to extract the files from the archive (extract, verbose, file)

## Helpful links

• GNU Tar Manual
• Linux Tar Command Tutorial

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