Command line – tar

tar is a tool for archiving and extracting archive files in this format.
The archive files generated with this application in case of compression of a directory containing other directories and files, a directory tree, which allows you to restore it after unpacking.

Syntax:

tar -options archive files

Options:
– c – creates a new archive
– x – unzips the file
– t – displays the contents of the archive file
– z – compresses the archive using gzip
– r – appends files to an existing archive
– f – specifies the file where to save the archive

Examples of use:
To create an archive file named yourarchive.tgz containing all files and subdirectories from the /yourdomain.com directory, type:

tar -c -z -f yourarchive.tgz /yourdomain.com

Commands for archiving files:
To extract the compressed archive named yourrchive.tgz to the current directory, type:

tar -x -z -f yourarchive.tgz

To append an additional.txt file to the existing, uncompressed archive named yourarchive.tar , type:

tar -r -f yourarchive.tar additional.txt