tar file command in linux code example

Example 1: how to tar linux

tar -zcvf file.tar.gz /path/to/dir/

Example 2: how to tar

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

Example 3: tar cmd

# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tar.gz /home/MyImages
OR
# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tgz /home/MyImages