Difference between revisions of "Tar"
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To create an archive target.tar consisting of the folder /home, use: | To create an archive target.tar consisting of the folder /home, use: | ||
tar cvf target.tar /home | tar cvf target.tar /home | ||
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| + | To unpack an archive file, use | ||
| + | tar xvf target.tar | ||
= transmit a folder = | = transmit a folder = | ||
Thanks to the [[piping]] mechanism of Unix, you can also use tar to transmit a folder to another computer: | Thanks to the [[piping]] mechanism of Unix, you can also use tar to transmit a folder to another computer: | ||
tar cf - <dir> | ssh <user>@<host> tar -xvf - -C <dir> | tar cf - <dir> | ssh <user>@<host> tar -xvf - -C <dir> | ||
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Revision as of 06:44, 16 May 2009
tar is a command to pack files into an archive of the tar format. You can also use it to extract tar archive files.
pack an archive
To create an archive target.tar consisting of the folder /home, use:
tar cvf target.tar /home
unpack an archive
To unpack an archive file, use
tar xvf target.tar
transmit a folder
Thanks to the piping mechanism of Unix, you can also use tar to transmit a folder to another computer:
tar cf - <dir> | ssh <user>@<host> tar -xvf - -C <dir>
