cli-tarHow do I use the tar command line on a Mac?
The tar
command line is used to combine multiple files into a single file, or to extract files from a single file. It is a useful tool for archiving and transferring files.
To use the tar
command line on a Mac, open your terminal and type the following command:
tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2
This command will create an archive file called archive.tar
which contains file1
and file2
.
To extract files from archive.tar
, use the following command:
tar -xvf archive.tar
This command will extract the contents of archive.tar
into the current directory.
Code explanation
tar
: The tar command line tool-cvf
: The flags used to create the archive file-xvf
: The flags used to extract the archive filearchive.tar
: The name of the archive filefile1
andfile2
: The files to be archived/extracted
For more information on the tar
command line, see the following links:
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