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Re: using tar



mick crane [2020-06-15T19:01:32+01] wrote:

> I think my memory has packed up.

Mine too, and I like GNU's long-option style because I remember them
easily. They are also kind of self-documenting code in shell scripts.

    tar --create --verbose --xz --file archive.tar.xz directory/to_archive

Bash completion helps in interactive shell: tar --cr<TAB>

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