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= Extract =
To extract a .tar.gz file use the following command.
To extract a .tar.gz file use the following command.
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= Create =
To create a .tar.gz file use the following command.
To create a .tar.gz file use the following command.
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Switches
= Switches =
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     -c create a new archive
     -c create a new archive
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     -v verbosely list files processed
     -v verbosely list files processed
    -z filter the archive through gzip
     -f use archive file or device ARCHIVE
     -f use archive file or device ARCHIVE
    -z filter the archive through gzip
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[[Category : Linux]]
[[Category : Linux]]

Revision as of 00:40, 8 May 2009

Extract

To extract a .tar.gz file use the following command.

tar xvzf file

Create

To create a .tar.gz file use the following command.

tar cvzf filename.tar.gz source

Switches

    -c create a new archive
    -x extract files from an archive

    -v verbosely list files processed
    -z filter the archive through gzip
    -f use archive file or device ARCHIVE