cli-tarHow do I use the tar command in a shell script?
The tar
command is a useful tool for creating and manipulating archives of files in the Linux/Unix shell. It can be used in a shell script to quickly and easily create archives, extract files, and perform other tasks related to archiving.
Here is an example of a shell script that uses the tar
command to create an archive of a directory:
#!/bin/bash
# Create an archive of the directory
tar -cvf my_archive.tar my_directory
# List the contents of the archive
tar -tvf my_archive.tar
The output of this script would look something like this:
-rw-r--r-- user/user 0 2020-07-20 18:20 my_directory/file1.txt
-rw-r--r-- user/user 0 2020-07-20 18:21 my_directory/file2.txt
The script uses the following options:
-c
: Create an archive-v
: Verbose output (list the contents of the archive)-f
: Specify the filename of the archive
For more information on the tar
command and its various options, please refer to the GNU tar manual.
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