tar is a facility in Linux that creates archived file using a set of files. One file will be created that contains all the files in it. But do not get misunderstand, ".tar" file is not a compressed file. It is only a collection of files within a single uncompressed file. TAR 1. Create tar archive $ tar -cf tarFileName.tar file1 file2 file3 This will create an achive named tarFileName.tar and that will include the files specified there (ie: file1, file2, file3). 2. View the list of files $ tar -tf tarFileName.tar This will list the details of the files inside the archive. 3. Extract tar archive $ tar -xf tarFileName.tar This will extract the archive and create the files that were inside the archive. The above options have the meanings as: c - create an archive f - archive file t - list the content of the archive x - extract an archive GZIP If the file is a ".tar.gz" or ".tgz" file it is a collection of files that is compressed. To compr
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