http://wiki.acrodus.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Compress_directory_into_tarball_on_Linux_machineCompress directory into tarball on Linux machine - Revision history2026-04-04T02:50:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.40.1http://wiki.acrodus.uk/index.php?title=Compress_directory_into_tarball_on_Linux_machine&diff=85&oldid=prevAlex: Created page with "This is the command, and more importantly the options for compressing a directory or folder into a tarball on linux. <pre> tar -czvf filename.tar.gz /path/to/directory </pre> Ensure that you create the tarball with touch first. Also to unzip use the command and options. <pre> tar -xvf /path/to/tarball </pre> -x : extract -v : give more info -f : filename you can also use the -C to specify output directory <pre> tar -xvf /path/to/tarball.tar/.gz -C /path/to/directo..."2024-11-28T09:45:59Z<p>Created page with "This is the command, and more importantly the options for compressing a directory or folder into a tarball on linux. <pre> tar -czvf filename.tar.gz /path/to/directory </pre> Ensure that you create the tarball with touch first. Also to unzip use the command and options. <pre> tar -xvf /path/to/tarball </pre> -x : extract -v : give more info -f : filename you can also use the -C to specify output directory <pre> tar -xvf /path/to/tarball.tar/.gz -C /path/to/directo..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is the command, and more importantly the options for compressing a directory or folder into a tarball on linux.<br />
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<pre><br />
tar -czvf filename.tar.gz /path/to/directory<br />
</pre><br />
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Ensure that you create the tarball with touch first.<br />
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Also to unzip use the command and options.<br />
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<pre><br />
tar -xvf /path/to/tarball<br />
</pre><br />
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-x : extract<br />
-v : give more info<br />
-f : filename<br />
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you can also use the -C to specify output directory<br />
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<pre><br />
tar -xvf /path/to/tarball.tar/.gz -C /path/to/directory<br />
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