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Bookmark or Share- what does -zxvf mean in tar -zxvf <filename>? [closed]This old way of writing 'tar' options can surprise even experienced users. For example, the two commands: tar cfz archive.tar.gz file tar -cfz archive.tar.gz file are quite different. The first example uses 'archive.tar.gz' as the value for option 'f' and recognizes the option 'z'.
- How do I turn off the output from tar commands on Unix?I had a look at the options, but nothing seemed obvious as a manner in which to turn off the output when uncompressing a file. The below is the code I am currently using... I just need the option to
- archive - How do I tar a directory of files and folders without ...tar -cvzf tarlearn.tar.gz --remove-files mytemp/* If the folder is mytemp then if you apply the above it will zip and remove all the files in the folder but leave it alone. tar -cvzf tarlearn.tar.gz --remove-files --exclude='*12_2008*' --no-recursion mytemp/* You can give exclude patterns and also specify not to look into subfolders too
- linux - tar: add all files and directories in current directory ...Had a similar situation myself. I think it is best to create the tar elsewhere and then use -C to tell tar the base directory for the compressed files. Example: tar -cjf workspace.tar.gz -C
$(ls -A ) This way there is no need to exclude your own tarfile. As noted in other comments, -A will list hidden files. - bash - How to use Pigz with Tar - Stack OverflowSo I am using pigz in tar with. tar --use-compress-program=pigz and this works but it doesn't use all of my processors, and I'd like to make sure it's recursive (-r) and using (-9 compression level).
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