cli-tarHow do I use the gzip tar command in Linux?

The gzip tar command is used to create a compressed archive file in Linux. It combines the gzip and tar commands to compress and combine multiple files into one archive file.

Example

tar -czf archive.tar.gz file1 file2 file3

This command will combine file1, file2, and file3 into a single archive.tar.gz file.

Parts of the command:

• tar: the tar command is used to create an archive
• -czf: the -c flag creates an archive, the -z flag compresses the archive using gzip, and the -f flag specifies the filename of the archive
• archive.tar.gz: the name of the archive that will be created
• file1 file2 file3: the files to be combined into the archive

For more information, see the following links:

• GNU Tar Manual
• Linux Gzip Command Tutorial

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