Tar Command
The Linux “tar” stands for tape archive, which is used by large number of Linux/Unix system administrators to deal with tape drives backup.
Tar Usage and Options
c – create a archive file.
x – extract a archive file.
v – show the progress of archive file.
f – filename of archive file.
t – viewing content of archive file.
j – filter archive through bzip2.
z – filter archive through gzip.
r – append or update files or directories to existing archive file.
W – Verify a archive file.
tar examples:
# tar -cvf tecmint-14-09-12.tar /home/tecmint/
c – Creates a new .tar archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
f – File name type of the archive file.
# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tar.gz /home/MyImages
c – Creates a new .tar archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
z – filter archive through gzip.
f – File name type of the archive file.
untar examples:
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar
x – extract a archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
f – File name type of the archive file.
Untar files in specified Directory
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar -C /home/public_html/videos/
Untar files in Current Directory
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar
To tar multiple folders (in current directory):
# tar -cvf folders.tar folder1 folder2 folder3
To tar multiple folders (in different directories):
# tar -cvf folders.tar /path/to/folder1 /path/to/folder2 /path/to/folder3
# tar -cvf mergingtwo.tar.gz /u01/AAA /u03/BBB
The Linux “tar” stands for tape archive, which is used by large number of Linux/Unix system administrators to deal with tape drives backup.
Tar Usage and Options
c – create a archive file.
x – extract a archive file.
v – show the progress of archive file.
f – filename of archive file.
t – viewing content of archive file.
j – filter archive through bzip2.
z – filter archive through gzip.
r – append or update files or directories to existing archive file.
W – Verify a archive file.
tar examples:
# tar -cvf tecmint-14-09-12.tar /home/tecmint/
c – Creates a new .tar archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
f – File name type of the archive file.
# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tar.gz /home/MyImages
c – Creates a new .tar archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
z – filter archive through gzip.
f – File name type of the archive file.
untar examples:
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar
x – extract a archive file.
v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
f – File name type of the archive file.
Untar files in specified Directory
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar -C /home/public_html/videos/
Untar files in Current Directory
# tar -xvf public_html-14-09-12.tar
To tar multiple folders (in current directory):
# tar -cvf folders.tar folder1 folder2 folder3
To tar multiple folders (in different directories):
# tar -cvf folders.tar /path/to/folder1 /path/to/folder2 /path/to/folder3
# tar -cvf mergingtwo.tar.gz /u01/AAA /u03/BBB
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