tldr/common/tar.md

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tar

Archiving utility Optional compression with gzip / bzip

  • create an archive from files

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

  • create a gzipped archive

tar cfz {{target.tar.gz}} {{file1 file2 file3}}

  • extract an archive in a target folder

tar xf {{source.tar}} -C {{folder}}

  • extract a gzipped archive in the current directory

tar xzf {{source.tar.gz}}