Difference between revisions of "Linux tar"
From John Freier
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To tar up a folder | To tar up a folder | ||
tar -czf ./destination.tgz ./source/* | tar -czf ./destination.tgz ./source/* | ||
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| + | These options mean | ||
| + | c - create a new archive | ||
| + | z - use gzip to compress the archive | ||
| + | f - file | ||
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| + | When using tar, these are the extensions. | ||
| + | *.tar - just archived no compression | ||
| + | *.tgz - dos use to only allow three char extensions, so this is tar and gziped. | ||
| + | *.tar.gz - modern extension for tar and gzip compressed. | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 17 March 2016
Tar commands
To tar up a folder
tar -czf ./destination.tgz ./source/*
These options mean
c - create a new archive z - use gzip to compress the archive f - file
When using tar, these are the extensions.
*.tar - just archived no compression *.tgz - dos use to only allow three char extensions, so this is tar and gziped. *.tar.gz - modern extension for tar and gzip compressed.
