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# tar
> Archiving utility.
> Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or bzip.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar>.
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- Create an archive from files:
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`tar -cf {{target.tar}} {{file1 file2 file3}}`
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- Create a gzipped archive:
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`tar -czf {{target.tar.gz}} {{file1 file2 file3}}`
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- Extract an archive in a target directory:
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`tar -xf {{source.tar}} -C {{directory}}`
- Extract a gzipped archive in the current directory:
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`tar -xzf {{source.tar.gz}}`
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- Extract a bzipped archive in the current directory:
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`tar -xjf {{source.tar.bz2}}`
- Create a compressed archive, using archive suffix to determine the compression program:
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`tar -caf {{target.tar.xz}} {{file1 file2 file3}}`
- List the contents of a tar file:
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`tar -tvf {{source.tar}}`
- Extract files matching a pattern:
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`tar -xf {{source.tar}} --wildcards {{"*.html"}}`