cli-tarHow do I use a password to compress files with Unix tar?

To compress files with Unix tar using a password, you need to use the -z and -P options. -z is used to compress the files with gzip, and -P is used to specify the password. For example:

tar -zcvf -P secret archive.tar.gz file1 file2

The above command will compress file1 and file2 into archive.tar.gz with password secret.

The parts of the code are as follows:

• tar: The command for compressing files with Unix tar
• -z: The option to compress the files with gzip
• -P: The option to specify the password
• secret: The password to be used
• archive.tar.gz: The name of the compressed file
• file1 and file2: The files to be compressed

Helpful links

• Unix tar command
• Using tar command with gzip compression

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