Tar
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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