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To create a .tar.gz file use the following command. | To create a .tar.gz file use the following command. | ||
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tar | tar cvzf filename.tar.gz source | ||
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Switches | |||
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-c create a new archive | |||
-x extract files from an archive | |||
-v verbosely list files processed | |||
-f use archive file or device ARCHIVE | |||
-z filter the archive through gzip | |||
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[[Category : Linux]] | [[Category : Linux]] | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 8 May 2009
To extract a .tar.gz file use the following command.
tar xvzf file
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
-f use archive file or device ARCHIVE
-z filter the archive through gzip
