# 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
#*.zip
zip -r demo.zip demo
unzip demo.zip demo
#*.tar.gz
tar -zcvf demo.tar.gz demo
tar -zxvf demo.tar.gz demo
#*.tar.bz2
tar -jcvf demo.tar.bz2 demo
tar -jxvf demo.tar.bz2 demo
#*.tar.xz
tar -Jcvf demo.tar.xz demo
tar -Jxvf demo.tar.xz demo
#*.tar.Z
tar -Zcvf demo.tar.xz demo
tar -Zxvf demo.tar.xz demo
#*.tar.lz4
tar -I lz4 -cf demo.tar.lz4 demo
tar -I lz4 -xf demo.tar.lz4 demo
z | compress with gzip |
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c | create an archive |
u | append files which are newer than the corresponding copy ibn 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 |