cli-tarHow do I use tar.bz2 to compress files in a Unix environment?

To compress files in a Unix environment using tar.bz2, the following command should be used:

tar -cjvf [archive_name].tar.bz2 [file_name]

This command will create a compressed file named [archive_name].tar.bz2 containing the file [file_name].

1. tar: The Unix command for creating, modifying, and extracting files from an archive.
2. -c: Create a new archive.
3. -j: Use bzip2 compression.
4. -v: Verbose mode.
5. -f: Specify the name of the archive.
6. [archive_name]: The name of the archive to be created.
7. [file_name]: The file to be compressed and added to the archive.

If the command is successful, the following output will be displayed:

adding: [file_name] (deflated 69%)

For more information, please refer to the following links:

• tar command
• bzip2

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