cli-tarHow do I use the Unix tar command?
The Unix tar command is used to create and extract archives. It stands for Tape ARchive and is commonly used to compress multiple files into a single file or to extract files from an archive.
Here is an example of how to use the tar command to create an archive:
tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2 file3
This command will create an archive named archive.tar with the files file1, file2, and file3. The flags used in the command are:
-c
: Create an archive.-v
: Verbosely list files which are processed.-f
: Use archive file or device ARCHIVE.
To extract files from an archive, the -x
flag is used instead of -c
like this:
tar -xvf archive.tar
This command will extract the files from the archive.tar archive.
For more information about the tar command, see the GNU tar manual.
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