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 =====TAR - Archive Utility===== =====TAR - Archive Utility=====
 Tar up specific files or folders: Tar up specific files or folders:
 +<code>
  tar -cvf <destination.tar> files  tar -cvf <destination.tar> files
 +</code>
  
 Tar up all files and folders (full stop implies all): Tar up all files and folders (full stop implies all):
 +<code>
  tar -cvf <destination.tar> .  tar -cvf <destination.tar> .
 +</code>
  
 Once tar'ed up - gzip them: Once tar'ed up - gzip them:
 +<code>
  gzip <destination.tar>  gzip <destination.tar>
 +</code>
  
 UnTar Files and Folders (be very careful - you dont know where files will untar to!!): UnTar Files and Folders (be very careful - you dont know where files will untar to!!):
 +<code>
  tar -xvf file.tar  tar -xvf file.tar
 +</code>
  
 List files in a TAR (only works with uncompressed tar's) List files in a TAR (only works with uncompressed tar's)
 +<code>
  tar -tf file.tar  tar -tf file.tar
 +</code>
  
 Uncompress a SINGLE file 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  <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  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 Further Information at: http://www.sgr.nada.kth.se/delfi/docs/konto/unix-utrymme.html.en
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