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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 22:54, 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