Compress folder Test/ to Test.tar.gz

tar czfv Test.tar.gz Test/

czfv = ‘Compress Zip File Verbose’
If you want bzip files, use ‘j’ instead of ‘z’.

Uncompress Test.tar.gz to folder Test/

tar -xzf Test.tar.gz

Tags: bash | sh | ksh | linux | unix | tar | gz | bz

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