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<pre><code id="code-20-34982682-1">tar -cf compressed.tar dirtobecompacted</code></pre>
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after generating the .tar file, you just generate de tar.gz:<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-34982682-2">gzip -9 compressed.tar</code></pre>
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tar -cf compressed.tar dirtobecompacted


after generating the .tar file, you just generate de tar.gz:


gzip -9 compressed.tar

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current_dir<br />
&nbsp;dir1<br />
&nbsp;dir2<br />
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I am at current dir, and I am trying to tar dir1 and dir2 and all the files that are in therm.
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current_dir
 dir1
 dir2

I am at current dir, and I am trying to tar dir1 and dir2 and all the files that are in therm.

linux, how to tar folders and files into a tar.gz file

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