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tar
GNU Tar provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as various other kinds of manipulation. For example, you can use Tar on previously created archives to extract files, to store additional files, or to update or list files which were already stored.
List of commands for tar:
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linux:tar:create:gzip [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive and write it to a [f]ile.$ tar czf ${path-to-target-tar-gz} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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linux:tar:create:tar [c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile.$ tar cf ${path-to-target-tar} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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linux:tar:decompress Decompress the given tar file$ tar -zxvf ${filename}try on your machine
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tar:tldr:52f42 tar: Lis[t] the contents of a tar [f]ile [v]erbosely.$ tar tvf ${path-to-source-tar}try on your machineexplain this command
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tar:tldr:64877 tar: E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the current directory [v]erbosely.$ tar xvf ${select}try on your machineexplain this command
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tar:tldr:9e120 tar: E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the target directory.$ tar xf ${select} --directory=${path-to-directory}try on your machineexplain this command
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tar:tldr:a9329 tar: [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive from a directory using relative paths.$ tar czf ${path-to-target-tar-gz} --directory=${path-to-directory} .try on your machineexplain this command
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tar:tldr:c3df1 tar: E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile.$ tar xf ${path-to-source-tar} --wildcards "${*-html}"try on your machineexplain this command
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tar:tldr:e18bf tar: [c]reate a compressed archive and write it to a [f]ile, using [a]rchive suffix to determine the compression program.$ tar caf ${path-to-target-tar-xz} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command