cli-tarHow do I use the tar command to compress files with gzip?

The tar command is used to create, modify, and extract files from an archive. It is often used in conjunction with a compression utility, such as gzip, to compress files for storage or transport.

To compress files with gzip, the -z or --gzip option can be used with the tar command.

For example, to compress a directory of files into a single .tar.gz archive file, use the following command:

tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory

The command above will create a file named archive.tar.gz containing all files and directories in the specified directory.

The flags used in the command are:

• -c to create an archive
• -z to compress the archive with gzip
• -v to be verbose and show the progress
• -f to specify the output file

For more information about the tar command, see the GNU tar manual.

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