15.1. tar (tape archiver)

Type tar then -option(s)

Options list:

• -c --- create.

• -v --- verbose, give more output, show what files are being worked with (extracted or added).

• -f --- file (create or extract from file) - should always be the last option otherwise the command will not work.

• -z --- put the file though gzip or use gunzip on the file first.

• -x --- extract the files from the tarball.

• -p --- preserves dates, permissions of the original files.

• -j --- send archive through bzip2.

• --exclude=pattern --- this will stop certain files from being archived (using a standard wild-card pattern) or a single file name.