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 …

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 …

Only the last option in such a set is allowed to have an argument (1). This old way of writing 'tar' options can surprise even experienced users. For example, the two commands: tar cfz archive.tar.gz file tar …

Jul 26, 2016 · I have a large number of files in a .tar.gz archive. Checking the file type with the command file SMS.tar.gz gives the response gzip compressed data - deflate method , max compression When …

Sep 17, 2013 · I am trying to create a .tar.xz compressed archive in one command. What is the specific syntax for that? I have tried tar cf - file | xz file.tar.xz, but that does not work.

55 When extracting with tar you can use the --checkpoint option. What you get is not really a progress bar but good enough to see the progress. In this example, tar will print a message each 100 records …

Jan 27, 2020 · Well, if you run $ tar -zxf some-archive.tar.gz -C ., (note the dot at the end) a new directory called some-archive/ will be created in the directory you are currently in.