tar.gz example

Example 1: tar gz linux command

tar -czvf projects.tar.gz projects/

Example 2: 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 3: tar.gz files

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

Example 4: tar cmd

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