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Glossary: Command Line for IT: Bash and PowerShell

tar

Also written: .tgz, tar -czf, tar -tvzf, tar -xzf

Linux's archive tool, often used with gzip to make .tgz files. -czf creates an archive, -tvzf lists it with details, and -xzf unpacks it (-C picks the folder).

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