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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. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
tar xvzf file | tar xvzf file | ||
</pre> | |||
= Create = | |||
To create a .tar.gz file use the following command. | |||
<pre> | |||
tar cvzf filename.tar.gz source | |||
</pre> | |||
= Switches = | |||
<pre> | |||
-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 | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
[[Category : Linux]] | [[Category : Linux]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 7 July 2010
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
-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
