# A simple, visual cheatsheet for the `tar` command in Linux.

# Learn how to create (-czvf) and extract (-xzvf) .tar.gz

# archives with practical, copy-paste ready examples.

# Create a .tar.gz archive:

xinit@localhost:~$ tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /path/to/source/dir

# Create a .tar.gz archive with long options:

xinit@localhost:~$ tar \

    --create --gunzip --verbose --file \

    archive.tar.gz /path/to/source/dir

# Extract a .tar.gz archive:

xinit@localhost:~$ tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz

# Extract a .tar.gz archive with long options:

xinit@localhost:~$ tar \

    --extract --gunzip --verbose --file \

    archive.tar.gz

# List of all available options:

xinit@localhost:~$ tar --help