linux tar gz file code example

Example 1: create tar gz file from directory

tar -czf tarball.tar.gz my_directory/

Example 2: how to zip with tar command

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

Example 3: how to zip with tar command

tar -czvf archive.tar.gz stuff

Example 4: unzip a tar.gz file in linux

tar -xvzf community_images.tar.gz

Example 5: linux unpack tar.gz file

tar -zxvf file_name.tar.gz

Example 6: tar gz linux command

tar -czvf projects.tar.gz projects/