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Created January 28, 2011 21:39
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This is a nice reference for common tar commands - including working with tar.gz files.
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Common Tar Commands
#!/bin/bash
#
# Create/Upack Tar File
tar -cvf dir.tar dir/
tar -xvf dir.tar
# Create/Uncompress Tar.gz File
tar -cvzf dirs.tar.gz ./dir1 ./dir2
tar -xzf dirs.tar.gz
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