TAR
Create archive from directory or a single file:
tar -czvf archive.name.tar.gz /target.dir
Extracts archive:
tar xzvf archive.name.tar.gz
Extracts archive in target directory:
tar xzvf archive.name.tar.gz -C /target.dir
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Create archive from directory or a single file:
tar -czvf archive.name.tar.gz /target.dir
Extracts archive:
tar xzvf archive.name.tar.gz
Extracts archive in target directory:
tar xzvf archive.name.tar.gz -C /target.dir