cli-tarHow do I use the CLI tar command?
The tar command (short for Tape Archive) is a powerful command line utility used to create and manipulate archives. It is commonly used to compress large files and directories for storage or for transmission over a network.
To use the tar command, the syntax is tar <options> <archive_name.tar> <files_to_archive>.
For example, to create an archive of the directory my_files and save it to my_files.tar, the command would be:
tar -cf my_files.tar my_filesThe options used in this command are:
-c: create an archive-f: use the filename specified
To extract the contents of the archive, the syntax is tar -xvf <archive_name.tar>. The options used in this command are:
-x: extract an archive-v: verbosely list files processed-f: use the filename specified
For example, to extract the contents of my_files.tar, the command would be:
tar -xvf my_files.tarFor more information on the tar command, see the GNU tar manual.
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