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h1. tar

*tar* is installed by default

h2. basic tar usage

the most *nix-style way of getting help for @tar@ is @man tar@

for doing some basic storing/unpacking the following sequences should be enough.

to tar (with gzip)

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -cvzf tarfilename foldername

</code></pre>

to tar (with parallel gzip)

<pre><code class="bash">

tar --use-compress-program="pigz" -cvf tarfilename foldername

</code></pre>

to untar

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -xvzf tarfilename

</code></pre>

the example will tar the folder @abc@ to the archive @abc.tar.gz@:

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -cvzf abc.tar.gz abc

</code></pre>

for doing the same while preserving permissions

to tar

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -pcvzf tarfilename foldername

</code></pre>

to untar

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -pxvzf tarfilename

</code></pre>

the example will tar the folder @abc@ to the archive @abc.tar.gz@:

<pre><code class="bash">

tar -pcvzf abc.tar.gz abc

</code></pre>