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Tar bundles multiple files into a single archive file, and can optionally compress them in Linux systems.
To compress a file or directory
tar -cvf archive_file_name.tar <location-to-the-directory-or-file>the options used in the above command are
-c for creating a new archive-v to show the detailed output of the process.-f to specify the archive file.to compress the archive using gzip use the option -z so the archive will be a .tar.gz file
tar -cvfz compressed_archive_file_name.tar.gz <location-to-the-directory-or-file>some other gzip (
-z) alternative to compress the archive are **bzip2* (-j) and **xz** (-J)
To compress a file or directory
tar -C <location-to-the-directory-where-to-uncompress> -xvf archive_file_name.tarthe options used in the above command are
x Extract files from an archive.-v to show the detailed output of the process.-f to specify the archive file.To see the files in an archive
tar -tvf compressed_file_name.tarFor a compressed archive provide the valid
-zor-jor-Joption