How to Use Tar on Linux | Command Line Tips from Linode's Top Docs

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tar provides a standard interface for bundling files on Linux. In this video, Jay from @LearnLinuxTV shows how to use tar in the command line. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Gathering files to use with tar 3:05 What does tar do? 3:46 How to create a tar file 7:06 What’s inside of a tar? 8:48 Creating a tar with a line count 9:23 Creating a tar with verbose mode 11:11 Extracting a tar file to a folder 14:18 Using the gzip command 16:40 Decompressing files with gunzip 17:30 Combining gzip with tar 21:30 Viewing the contents of a tar.gz file 22:30 Conclusion New to Cloud Computing? Get started here with a $100 credit → https://www.linode.com/lp/youtube-viewers/?ifso=linodetube&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=TopDocs Read the doc for more information on tar → https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/compress-files-using-the-command-line/ Learn more about command line basics → https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/linux-system-administration-basics/ Subscribe to get notified of new episodes as they come out → https://www.youtube.com/linode?sub_confirmation=1 #Linode #Linux #tar #LinuxCommands Product: Linode, tar Command, Command Line; @LearnLinuxTV ;