.tar code example
Example 1: linux tar command
Create a new tar archive.
$ tar cvf archive_name.tar dirname/
Extract from an existing tar archive.
$ tar xvf archive_name.tar
View an existing tar archive.
$ tar tvf archive_name.tar
Example 2: archive tar
tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /usr/local/something
Example 3: tar cmd
# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tar.gz /home/MyImages
OR
# tar cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tgz /home/MyImages
Example 4: .tar
tar -xf /path/to/archive.tar # unzip .tar
Example 5: .tar
tar full form is Tape Archive