How do I use the tar command?
Issue
- The
tar
command is useful for bundling up multiple files and/or directories. In a sense, it's similar to the zip command. However, zip files are compressed by definition; tar files can be compressed, but don't have to be.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux All versions
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