linux command compress folder code example

Example 1: linux tar zip folder

tar -czvf name-of-archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory-or-file

Example 2: tar directory

tar -czvf archive.tar.gz stuff

Example 3: how to put directory in archive bash

tar cf ostechnix.tar ostechnix/
# Here, c flag refers create new archive and f refers the file name.