Re: [TCLUG:5185] making tarballs

[Sandipan Panigrahi <pani@frontiernet.net>]

tar cvf tarball_file.tar directory_path
gzip tarball_file.tar

or 
tar cvf - directory_path | gzip > tarball_file.tar.gz

or maybe 
tar cvzf tarball_file.tar.gz directory_path
--
sandipan
Tim Wilson wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I'm trying to make a tarball of an entire website that I've been working
> on, but I can't get the correct options set. I've read the man page, but
> I'm still missing something. So, let's say you've got a directory full of
> files and a number of subdirectories. What command would you use to create
> a tarball and gzip it? Thanks.
> 
> -Tim
> 
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> Timothy D. Wilson                       "A little song, a little dance,
> University of MN, chem. dept.           a little seltzer down your
> wilson@chem.umn.edu                     pants."   -Chuckles the Clown
> Phone: (612) 625-9828                       as eulogized by Ted Baxter
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