cli-tarHow do I use the tar command in Linux?
The tar
command is a useful tool for compressing and archiving files in Linux. It can be used to create an archive file from a directory or a single file, or to extract an archive file.
Here is an example of how to use the tar
command to create an archive file:
tar -cvf archive.tar /path/to/directory
This command will create an archive file called archive.tar
from the directory /path/to/directory
.
Here is an example of how to use the tar
command to extract an archive file:
tar -xvf archive.tar
This command will extract the contents of the archive file archive.tar
into the current directory.
The tar
command has many options that can be used to customize its behavior. Here is a list of some of the most commonly used options:
-c
: Create an archive file-x
: Extract an archive file-v
: Verbose output-f
: Specify the name of the archive file
For more information about the tar
command, see the GNU tar manual.
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