Question: How Do I Archive a File in Linux Terminal?
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How do I create an archive in Linux terminal?

To create a tar archive, use the -c option followed by -f and the name of the archive. You can create archives from the contents of one or more directories or files.

How do I compress a file in Linux terminal?

The procedure is as follows to tar a file in Linux:

  1. Open the terminal app in Linux.
  2. Compress an entire directory by running tar -zcvf file. tar. gz /path/to/dir/ command in Linux.
  3. Compress a single file by running tar -zcvf file. tar. …
  4. Compress multiple directories file by running tar -zcvf file. tar.

3 нояб. 2018 г.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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