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tar command is recursive. &nbsp;Yes, you can tar everything together. Just tar the directory and the contents become part of tar
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tar command is recursive.  Yes, you can tar everything together. Just tar the directory and the contents become part of tar

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thanks, would you please send me an example of a recursive tar ..<br />
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Secondly, so the Symbolic Links will be part of tar with any special switch or consideration, right?
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thanks, would you please send me an example of a recursive tar ..

Secondly, so the Symbolic Links will be part of tar with any special switch or consideration, right?

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I know that I can tar a linux directory with its subdirectories ?<br />
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and &nbsp;can I tar symbolic links with the same command ?<br />
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Thanks
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I know that I can tar a linux directory with its subdirectories ?

and  can I tar symbolic links with the same command ?

Thanks

Can I tar linux directory recursively AND Symbolic Links?

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