Linux tar command usage

Linux tar command usage

Table of Contents

• 1. Create an archive:
• 2. Create a gzipped archive:
• 3. List the files in an archive
• 4. Add a file or directory to an existing archive

The frequently used tar command are listed as follows:

1 Create an archive:

tar -cvf archive.tar files_to_add/folder_to_add

the corresponding extract command:

tar -xvf archive.tar

2 Create a gzipped archive:

tar -cvzf archive.tar.gz files_to_add/folder_to_add

The corresponding extract command:

tar -xvfz archive.tar.gz

3 List the files in an archive

tar -tvf archive.tar

or

tar -tvfz archive.tar.gz

4 Add a file or directory to an existing archive

tar -rvf archive.tar files_to_add

Author: wujing

Created: 2014-04-30 三 09:21

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