View source for Tar.gz

= Extract =
To extract a .tar.gz file use the following command.
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tar xvzf file
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= Create =
To create a .tar.gz file use the following command.
<pre>
tar cvzf filename.tar.gz source
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= Switches =
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    -c create a new archive
    -r append to an existing 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
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