zipping all the tar files to singlr file in directory - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

prakash.gr · #1 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

Hi,

i have more than 300 tar files in directory and i want to zip all tar files to single file.

could anybody tell me the command since i know how to do zip for single tar file:

bash-3.00$gzip 2008_11_10.tar

bash-3.00$ pwd
/oracle1/archivebackup

in this directory i have lot files and i want to make single zip file.

Thanks

Prakash

pludi · #2 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

Code:

tar -cf - *.tar | gzip -c9 > everything.tar.gz

Corona688 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

That might deserve a little more explanation. gzip does not support multiple files, it's purely for stream compression. tar, on the other hand, does not compress, but is great at bundling files together into a stream while preserving all their attributes. This is why they are so frequently friends.

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