cli-tarHow do I use the tar command in a CMD prompt?
The tar command is used to create, modify, list, and extract files from an archive file. It is commonly used in Linux and Unix-like operating systems, but can also be used in Windows via the Command Prompt.
To use the tar command in a CMD prompt, first open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows
key + R
, then type cmd
and press Enter
.
Once the Command Prompt is open, you can use the tar command. For example, to create an archive file called myfile.tar
from the contents of the myfolder
directory, you would use the following command:
tar -cvf myfile.tar myfolder
This command will create an archive file called myfile.tar
from the contents of the myfolder
directory.
To extract the contents of the myfile.tar
archive file, you would use the following command:
tar -xvf myfile.tar
This command will extract the contents of the myfile.tar
archive file into the current directory.
For more information on the tar command, see the GNU tar manual.
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