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  tar –czvf only_conf_backup.tar.gz /path/to/*.confra  |   tar –czvf only_conf_backup.tar.gz /path/to/*.confra  | ||
===Extract===  | ===Extract===  | ||
  tar -xzvf   |   tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz  | ||
A'''single file''' from compressed .tar.gz    | |||
  tar -xzvf   |   tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz myscript.txt  | ||
A '''single directory''' (here '''conf''' directory) from compressed .tar.gz    | |||
  tar -xzvf   |   tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz conf  | ||
===Preview files inside archive===  | ===Preview files inside archive===  | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 8 June 2014
TAR, GZ, BZIP
Working with archives in linux where tar = tape archive and the most common used options are:
- c - create a new tar file
 - x - extract file
 - t - list the contents of an archive
 - z - compress use gzip compress, extention .tar.gz
 - j - compress use bzip2 compress, extention .tar.bz2
 - v - verbose displays files to compress or uncompress
 - f - file specify the new archive name or an archive to extract from
 
Compress
tar -czvf new_tarname.tar.gz /directory/to/be/compressed/
Create compress .tar.gz archive
tar –czvf only_conf_backup.tar.gz /path/to/*.confra
Extract
tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz
Asingle file from compressed .tar.gz
tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz myscript.txt
A single directory (here conf directory) from compressed .tar.gz
tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz conf
Preview files inside archive
tar -tzvf {.tar.gz}
tar -tjvf {.tbz2}
Zip
Install zip and unzip then use interactive method:
- Extract using default options, retaining directory structure
 
unzip file.zip
- Compress file or directory
 
zip file-or-directory