View source for Ubuntu:Create archive tar

Say you want to compress an entire directory named <code>/home/vivek/data/</code>, then type:

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tar -czvf file.tar.gz /home/kangtain/data/
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To compress multiple directories and files, execute:

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tar -czvf file.tar.gz /home/kangtain/data/ /home/kangtain/pics/ /home/kangtain/.accounting.db
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One can use <code>bzip2</code> compression instead of <code>gzip</code> by passing the <code>-j</code> option to the <code>tar</code> command:

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tar -cjvf file.tar.bz2 /home/vivek/data/
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Where,

*<code>-c</code> : Create a new archive
*<code>-v</code> : Verbose output
*<code>-f file.tar.gz</code> : Use archive file
*<code>-z</code> : Filter the archive through gzip
*<code>-j</code> : Filter the archive through bzip2

==Source==
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