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15.1. tar (tape archiver)

Type tar then -option(s)

Options list:

tar examples

 

tar -cvpf name_of_file.tar files_to_be_backed_up

This would create a tape archive (no compressing).

tar -zxvpf my_tar_file.tar.gz

This would extract files (verbosely) from a gzipped tape archive.