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Creates an archive (Commonly called a tarball. 'tar' is short for '<b>t</b>ape <b>ar</b>chive') | |||
== Usage == | |||
Command -Flags tar_ball_name stuff_to_zip | |||
== Flags == | == Flags == | ||
'''-z''' use gzip to compress/read the resulting tarball | |||
'''-j''' use bzip2 to compress/read the tarball | |||
'''-c''' create a new archive. | |||
'''-v''' verbose. tar will list all the files it's adding to the archive. | |||
'''-f''' the result should be saved into a file (as opposed to being stored on a tape) | |||
'''-t''' list the contents of an archive | |||
'''-x''' extract files from an archive | |||
'''-r''' add files to an existing archive (doesn't work on compressed archives) | |||
== Examples: == | == Examples: == | ||
Create a new archive: | '''Create a new archive:''' | ||
<code>tar - | <code>tar -czvf mytar.tgz *</code> - creates a tarball named “mytar.tar.gz”, and archives all files in the current directory into it. | ||
creates a tarball named “mytar.tar.gz”, and archives all files in the current directory into it. | |||
'''Extract from an archive to the current directory:''' | |||
<code>tar -xzvf mytar.tgz </code> - Extracts all files in the tarball into the current directory | |||
You can specify a file name at the end to extract just that file: | |||
<code>tar -xzvf mytar.tgz folder/file.php</code> | |||
'''Extract from an archive to the specified directory:''' | |||
<code>tar -xzvf mytar.tgz -C /path/to/directory</code> - - Extracts all files in the tarball into the specified directory (You can specify a file name at the end to extract just that file.) | |||
'''List the contents of a tarball:''' | |||
<code>tar -tzvf mytar.tgz</code> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 31 August 2023
Creates an archive (Commonly called a tarball. 'tar' is short for 'tape archive')
Usage
Command -Flags tar_ball_name stuff_to_zip
Flags
-z use gzip to compress/read the resulting tarball
-j use bzip2 to compress/read the tarball
-c create a new archive.
-v verbose. tar will list all the files it's adding to the archive.
-f the result should be saved into a file (as opposed to being stored on a tape)
-t list the contents of an archive
-x extract files from an archive
-r add files to an existing archive (doesn't work on compressed archives)
Examples:
Create a new archive:
tar -czvf mytar.tgz * - creates a tarball named “mytar.tar.gz”, and archives all files in the current directory into it.
Extract from an archive to the current directory:
tar -xzvf mytar.tgz - Extracts all files in the tarball into the current directory
You can specify a file name at the end to extract just that file:
tar -xzvf mytar.tgz folder/file.php
Extract from an archive to the specified directory:
tar -xzvf mytar.tgz -C /path/to/directory - - Extracts all files in the tarball into the specified directory (You can specify a file name at the end to extract just that file.)
List the contents of a tarball:
tar -tzvf mytar.tgz