Archiving with tar
The tar command can be used to archive files, originally designed for storing data on Tape archives. It allows you to store multiple files and directories as a single file while retaining all the file attributes, such as owner, permissions, and so on. The file created by the tar command is often referred to as a tarball. In this recipe, we will learn how to create archives using tar.
Getting ready
The tar command comes by default with all Unix-like operating systems. It has a simple syntax and is a portable file format. It supports these arguments: A, c, d, r, t, u, x, f, and v. Each of these options can be used independently for different purposes corresponding to it.
How to do it...
We can use tar to create archives, and perform ...
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