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Packs and compresses multiple files a tarball or writes to [[Magnetic Tape|magnetic tape]].</br> | Packs and compresses multiple files into a tarball or writes to [[Magnetic Tape|magnetic tape]].</br> | ||
== Use (BSD-Style)== | == Use (BSD-Style)== | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 28 November 2022
tar
Packs and compresses multiple files into 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