linux:tar:create:tar
[c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile.
$ tar cf ${path-to-target-tar} ${filename1 filename2 ---}
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The command "tar cf ${path-to-target-tar} ${filename1 filename2 ---}" creates a tar archive file named ${path-to-target-tar} that contains the specified files, ${filename1 filename2}, etc.
- "tar" stands for "tape archive" and is a command-line utility in Unix-like operating systems that is used to create, store, and extract files from a single archive file.
- "cf" are options specified to tar where "c" means to create a new archive and "f" means to specify the filename of the tar archive.
- ${path-to-target-tar} is the path and name of the tar archive file that will be created by the command.
- ${filename1 filename2 ---} are one or more file names (separated by space) which will be included in the tar archive file. The "---" indicates that multiple files can be specified here.
So, the overall functionality of this command is to create a tar archive file that contains the specified files.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.