compress folder into tar.gz code example
Example 1: gzip folder with tar
# gzip my-folder-name
#
# flags:
# z = filter the archive through gzip
# c = create a new archive
# v = verbosely list files processed
# f = use archive file or device ARCHIVE
#
# Example:
tar -zcvf my-filename.tar.gz my-folder-name
Example 2: compress folder in tar.gz unix
#Compress a folder in tar.gz format
tar -zcvf final_archive.tar.gz folder_to_compress/
#Multicore compression using pigz (can be installed with: conda install -c anaconda pigz)
tar cf - ./folder_to_compress/ | pigz -9 -p NPROC > final_archive.tar.gz
Example 3: how to make a tarball in linux
tar -cvzf name.tar /path/to/directory