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tar command - how to archive files in Linux

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Nov 04, 2024
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The tar command in Linux is a go-to tool for creating backups, bundling files, and compressing archives. Short for tape archive, tar lets you group files into archives commonly called tarballs and compress them using algorithms like gzip, bzip2, and xz. If you’re packaging software or simply managing file storage, tar is a powerful tool to have in your …

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