| title | category | updated | intro |
|---|---|---|---|
tar |
CLI |
2022-08-11 |
Concatenate, Deflate, Inflate files |
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# Deflate / Compress
tar -czf archive.tar.gz /path/files# Inflate / Uncompress
tar -xzf archive.tar.gz# Concatenate files into a single tar
tar -cf archive.tar /path/files# Extract file to a defined directory
tar -xzf archive.tar.gz -C /target/directory# Append a file to an existing archive
tar -zu archive.tar.gz -C /target/file| Option | Description |
|---|---|
z |
compress with gzip |
c |
create an archive |
u |
append files which are newer than the corresponding copy in the archive |
f |
filename of the archive |
v |
verbose, display what is inflated or deflated |
a |
unlike of z, determine compression based on file extension |