====== Tar ======

=====TAR - Archive Utility=====
Tar up specific files or folders:
<code>
 tar -cvf <destination.tar> files
</code>

Tar up all files and folders (full stop implies all):
<code>
 tar -cvf <destination.tar> .
</code>

Once tar'ed up - gzip them:
<code>
 gzip <destination.tar>
</code>

UnTar Files and Folders (be very careful - you dont know where files will untar to!!):
<code>
 tar -xvf file.tar
</code>

List files in a TAR (only works with uncompressed tar's)
<code>
 tar -tf file.tar
</code>

Uncompress a SINGLE file
<code>
 tar -x exact/file/as/listed_in_tar_file -f file.tar  <nowiki>//</nowiki>should replicate to path as was archived.
 tar -x exact/file/as/listed_in_tar_file -f file.tar -O > file_out.txt
</code>
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Further Information at: http://www.sgr.nada.kth.se/delfi/docs/konto/unix-utrymme.html.en