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<code>z</code> de-/compress with gzip</br>
<code>z</code> de-/compress with gzip</br>
<code>j</code> de-/compress with bzip</br>
<code>j</code> de-/compress with bzip</br>
<code>p</code> preserve file permissions, default as root</br>
<code>r</code> append files to the end of an existing uncompressed tarball</br>
<code>u</code> append files to the end of an existing uncompressed tarball, if files are newer</br>

Revision as of 22:36, 28 November 2022

tar

Packs and compresses multiple files a tarball or writes to magnetic tape.

Use (BSD-Style)

tar xf example.tar extract (x) tarball example.tar (f) to .
tar cf example.tar create (c) tarball example.tar (f) to .

Useful Flags

t list contents to stdout
v verbose output
z de-/compress with gzip
j de-/compress with bzip
p preserve file permissions, default as root
r append files to the end of an existing uncompressed tarball
u append files to the end of an existing uncompressed tarball, if files are newer