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Old 04-11-2014
UNIX Tar file backup
I want to create a tar file that backup all my recent work. I have no idea how Tar file works and I am new to Unix Please help
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Old 04-11-2014
Welcome to forums.

You have to read man pages man tar

Some Examples for you :
Code:
# Compress
$ tar -zcvf file.tar.gz mydirectory/

# To view
$ tar -tvf file.tar.gz

# To Extract file/folders in current directory
$ tar -xvf file.tar.gz

# To Extract file/folders in tar to some destination directory of your interest
$ tar -xvf file.tar.gz -C /home/user/my_files/XYZ

 
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