Linux Server and Workstation Configuration How To

Command tar

Creates archive files or extract files from archives.

Syntax

Options

-c creates a new archive.
-d compares the files from the archive files from the current directory.
-r adds the files in the archive.
-t displays the contents of the archive.
-x extracts files from the archive.
-C directory extracts the files in the specified directory.
-f file read the archive from the specified file.
-L n determines the size of the tape to n kilobytes.
-N date archive only files newer than specified date.
-T file archives or extract files with names listed in the file file.
-v verbose.
-z compresses or decompresses the archive with gzip.
-j compresses or decompresses the archive through bzip2.

Description

The tar command creates an archive file, or extract files from existing archives.