what does tar stand for in linux code example

Example 1: how to tar linux

tar -zcvf file.tar.gz /path/to/dir/

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