I typically do: tar -czvf my_directory.tar.gz my_directory What if I just want to include everything (including any hidden system files) in my_directory, but not the directory itself? I don't want:

I wonder how to list the content of a tar file only down to some level? I understand tar tvf mytar.tar will list all files, but sometimes I would like to only see directories down to some level.

tar -czf destination.tar.gz -C source/directory $(ls source/directory) This solution: Includes all files and folders in the directory Does not include any of the directory structure (or .) in the final product Does …

Jun 12, 2009 · Is there a simple shell command/script that supports excluding certain files/folders from being archived? I have a directory that need to be archived with a sub directory that has a number of …

Sep 8, 2013 · There are already many questions about tar and backuping in stackoverflow and at other places on the web, but most of them ask for dropping the entire sub-directory structure (flattening), or …

0 A tar.gz is a tar file inside a gzip file, so 1st you must unzip the gzip file with gunzip -d filename.tar.gz , and then use tar to untar it. However, since gunzip says it isn't in gzip format, you can see what …

Apr 10, 2018 · tar -xf file.tar In these commands, t: List the contents of an archive. v: Verbosely list files processed (display detailed information). z: Filter the archive through gzip so that we can open …

Apr 23, 2015 · I have an archive *.tar.gz How can I uncompress this in a destination directory?

I have seen on many websites commands like this what does the "-zxvf" or the similar commands stand for? tar -zxvf <filename> tar xvf <filename>

Feb 2, 2021 · Automatic detection of the compression format is a GNU feature. For BusyBox and other tar s, specify the format explicitly (busybox tar --help): -Z (De)compress using compress -z …