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

Tar is a command line utility used to create and manipulate archive files. To tar a folder using the command line, use the following command:

tar -czvf <name_of_archive_file>.tar.gz <name_of_folder>

This command will create a tar.gz archive file of the specified folder. The options used are:

• -c: Create an archive.
• -z: Compress the archive with gzip.
• -v: Verbosely list files which are processed.
• -f: Allows you to specify the filename of the archive.

For example, if you wanted to create an archive of the folder my_folder and name it my_archive.tar.gz, you would use the following command:

tar -czvf my_archive.tar.gz my_folder

The output of this command will be a list of the files which are being archived.

For more information on the tar command, see the GNU Tar Manual.

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