cli-tarHow do I use the Unix tar command?
The Unix tar command is used to create, modify, and extract files from an archive file. It is commonly used to compress multiple files into a single archive file.
Example
tar -cvf my_archive.tar file1 file2
This command will create a tar file named my_archive.tar containing the files file1 and file2.
Code explanation
- tar: The command to execute
- c: Create a new archive
- v: Verbose output to show progress
- f: Specify the archive filename
- file1 and file2: The files to add to the archive
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