tar - [options] <destination_file_name> <source_file>
tar -cvf test.tar /path/folder/to/compress
-c : Creating an archive-v : Verbose-f: Specifies a destination filenameThe extension of a tar archive is .tar
Warning: Linux does not take care of file extensions.For organization and simplicity reasons, you should think about adding the extension in the file name
tar -czvf test.tar /path/folder/to/compress
-c : Creating an archive-z : Compression gzip-v : Verbose-f: Specifies the source filename to be extracted.The extension of a tar archive with gzip compression is .tar.gz
tar -cjvf test.tar /path/to/compress
-c : Creating an archive-j : Compression bzip-v : Verbose-f: Specifies the source filename to be extracted.The extension of a tar archive with bzip compression is .tar.bz
tar -xvf test.tar /path/folder/destination
-x: Extracting an archive-v : Verbose-f: Specifies a destination filenameThe extension of a tar archive is .tar
tar -xzvf test.tar /path/folder/to/compress
-x: Extracting an archive-z : Compression gzip-v : Verbose-f: Specifies the source filename to be extracted.The extension of a tar archive with gzip compression is .tar.gz
tar -xjvf test.tar /path/folder/to/compress
-x: Extracting an archive-j : Compression bzip-v : Verbose-f: Specifies the source filename to be extracted.The extension of a tar archive with bzip compression is .tar.bz
tar -tf <archive_name>
tar -rvf tutorials.tar additional_file.tuto
-C: Defines the working directory, equivalent to the cd command.