tar file code example

Example 1: archive tar

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

Example 2: files tar.gz

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

Example 3: tar file

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

Example 4: .tar

tar -xf /path/to/archive.tar # unzip .tar