# tar

> Archiving utility.
> Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or bzip2.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar>.

- [c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar cf {{target.tar}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive from a directory using relative paths:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} --directory={{path/to/directory}} .`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the current directory:

`tar xf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}}`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the target directory:

`tar xf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}} --directory={{directory}}`

- [c]reate a compressed archive and write it to a [f]ile, using [a]rchive suffix to determine the compression program:

`tar caf {{target.tar.xz}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- Lis[t] the contents of a tar [f]ile [v]erbosely:

`tar tvf {{source.tar}}`

- E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile:

`tar xf {{source.tar}} --wildcards "{{*.html}}"`