tar.gz a 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: files tar.gz

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