tldr/osx/tar.md

# tar

- Archiving utility
- Optional compression with gzip / bzip

## create an archive from files

`tar cf target.tar file1 file2 file3`

## create a gzipped archive

`tar cfz target.tar.gz file1 file2 file3`

## extract an archive in a target folder

`tar xf source.tar -C folder`
initial commit 2013-12-08 12:56:16 +04:00			`# tar`

			`- Archiving utility`
Fix tar example 2013-12-08 14:46:24 +04:00			`- Optional compression with gzip / bzip`
initial commit 2013-12-08 12:56:16 +04:00
			`## create an archive from files`

			`tar cf target.tar file1 file2 file3`

			`## create a gzipped archive`

			`tar cfz target.tar.gz file1 file2 file3`

			`## extract an archive in a target folder`

			`tar xf source.tar -C folder`