cli-tarHow do I tar gzip a directory?
To tar gzip a directory, use the tar command with -z and -c flags.
tar -zcvf <name_of_archive>.tar.gz <name_of_directory>This will create a tar.gz archive with the contents of the specified directory.
The flags used are:
-z: Compress the resulting archive with gzip.-c: Create a new archive.-v: Verbosely list files which are processed.-f: Specify the filename of the archive.
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