Compress in .tgz
I want to compress files in .tgz. I know how to make tar.gz(with tar and gzip) and some people say it is almost the same, but I need to make a .tgz, how??
A tar.gz file and a .tgz file are similar.
Compress files using tar:
tar -cvzf <name of tarball>.tgz /path/to/source/folderfor example, I want to create a
backup.tgzorbackup.tar.gzfrom folder/home/user/projecttar -cvzf backup.tgz /home/user/project tar -cvzf backup.tar.gz /home/user/projectYou can use
tar cvzfinstead oftar -cvzfas well.Extract .tgz or .tar.gz files using tar
tar -xvzf backup.tgz tar -xvzf backup.tar.gzMnemonic for compression (the order of the flags do not matter)
- C ompress
- Z ee
- F ile
- V erbose
Mnemonic for extraction (the order of the flags do not matter)
- e X tract
- Z ee
- F ile
- V erbose
Is there a flag to have a password when you compress your file?
Nitpick: the order of the flags does matter for **f**: it must be the last flag, otherwise it fails.
For the flags, **`c`** is better remembered as create, and **`z`** is remembered as compression, as in the `z` from **z**lib, g**z**ip, **z**ip. A better mnemonic would be **C** reate **Z** ipped **F** ile.
Aren't `.tar.gz` file and a `.tgz` *exactly* the same?
It's the same. Just rename the file from
file.tar.gztofile.tgz.You've forgotten the command for renaming a file: `mv file.tar.gz file.tgz`. Obvious, but worth mentioning
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Anonymous 9 years ago
You might be interested in .7z and .xz which are great.