tar and gz folder code example

Example 1: how to zip with tar command

tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /usr/local/something

Example 2: how to make a tarball in linux

tar -cvzf name.tar /path/to/directory

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.