tar: Creating and Extracting Archives
tar (tape archive) bundles files and directories into a single file. Combined with compression, it’s the standard way to package and distribute files on Unix systems. The Basics 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # Create archive tar -cvf archive.tar /path/to/files # Extract archive tar -xvf archive.tar # List contents tar -tvf archive.tar Understanding the Flags 1 2 3 4 5 c = Create archive x = Extract archive t = List contents v = Verbose (show files) f = File (next arg is filename) So tar -cvf = Create, Verbose, File. ...