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# 1  
Old 12-07-2010
tar and compress in one step
I know there is a way to tar up directory and sub-directories and have it compressed all in one command but but the syntax escapes me.

I seem to re-call something like this:

tar -cvf /tmp/file.tar - | compress ?

Can somebody please provide me with the syntax on how to tar/compress
and untar/de-compress all in one step

Thanks
# 2  
Old 12-07-2010
Do you mean tar Zcvf ... ?
(or tar zcvf or tar jcvf for gzip/bzip2)?
# 3  
Old 12-07-2010
Just want the filed in "compress" format. Or to clarify, it I were to do it
in two steps this would be the second step

compress file.tar
# 4  
Old 12-07-2010
Code:
tar -cvf tarName.tar /path/*        # to tar all files and directories and sub directories in /path directory

tar -cvf tarName.tar `cat fileName`      # to tar specific files listed in "fileName" file

=================================

tar -xvf tarName.tar            # to untar the "tarName.tar" file

==================================

tar -tvf tarName.tar       # to see content of "tarName.tar"

R0H0N
# 5  
Old 12-07-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by BeefStu
Just want the filed in "compress" format. Or to clarify, it I were to do it
in two steps this would be the second step

compress file.tar
Try Zcvf if you have GNU tar...
# 6  
Old 12-07-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by R0H0N
Code:
tar -cvf tarName.tar /path/*        # to tar all files and directories and sub directories in /path directory
 
tar -cvf tarName.tar `cat fileName`      # to tar specific files listed in "fileName" file
 
=================================
 
tar -xvf tarName.tar            # to untar the "tarName.tar" file
 
==================================
 
tar -tvf tarName.tar       # to see content of "tarName.tar"

Thanks for the resonse, I know how to use tar, I want to be able to tar and compress in one step

---------- Post updated at 08:51 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:50 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
Try Zcvf if you have GNU tar...
I don't have GNU tar, this is just a plain AIX system. But thanks anyway
# 7  
Old 12-07-2010
Code:
tar cf - some_dir | compress -c > /tmp/some_dir.tar.Z

and uncompress with:
Code:
compress -cd /tmp/some_dir.tar.Z | tar xf -

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