How to Use Tar Command in Linux - a Graphical Explanation

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How to Use Tar Command in Linux - a Graphical Explanation

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A graphical explanation of how to use the tar command in Linux.

Attached as a PNG image and PDF file. 
To create an archive:tar -czvf NameOfArchive.tar.gz /PathToFolder/FolderOrFileName - "c": create archive - "z": compress archive using gzip - "v": create a verbose output when the command is run - "f": allows user to name the archive   ================================To extract an archive:tar -xzvf NameOfArchive.tar.gz - "x": extracts the archive - "z": unzip the archive using gzip - "v": create a verbose output when command is run - "f": name of the archived file to be extracted

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Supplies

  1. Linux terminal
  2. tar command installed