tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post3685249040201248654..comments2024-03-28T02:47:19.159-07:00Comments on Javarevisited: 10 Examples of tar command in UNIX and Linuxjavin paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028902221295732276noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-84227146670314722062012-06-14T22:38:21.927-07:002012-06-14T22:38:21.927-07:00well you can not use tar -zcvf command in AIX. it ...well you can not use <b>tar -zcvf</b> command in <b>AIX</b>. it doesn't support compression directory using -z option. alternatively you can pass output of tar command to gzip for compression like<br /><b>tar -cvf file | gzip > file.tar.gz</b>tarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-81695665377022230272012-05-10T02:41:55.608-07:002012-05-10T02:41:55.608-07:00tar command is mainly used for zip and unzip archi...tar command is mainly used for zip and unzip archives but that is not the only command available in any Unix operating system. you can use gzip or gunzip for creating and extracting archives and there are couple of more as well.Raja Ramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-16161476542705627342012-04-14T00:15:04.220-07:002012-04-14T00:15:04.220-07:00i have one more doubt ..how to extract multiple ta...i have one more doubt ..how to extract multiple tar file in single commands..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-43560440215715434522011-11-11T04:01:39.195-08:002011-11-11T04:01:39.195-08:00Two recommendations:
1) Your blog is very narrow,...Two recommendations:<br /><br />1) Your blog is very narrow, which makes it hard to read. Try a width of 685 instead of 485.<br /><br />2) In your introduction, don't just briefly explain what the tar command is. Also tell me why your post is better than just reading "man tar". (For example, you might say "The tar manual page has a huge number of options most people never use. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-83573425936064950522011-11-07T06:45:21.833-08:002011-11-07T06:45:21.833-08:00@Anonymous, Thanks for your comment. I have not te...@Anonymous, Thanks for your comment. I have not tested these command on other Unix Operation system e.g. Solaris, AIX or anything else, though I have tested these on Linux and as such these are general tar command examples until you have gnu tar these examples should work properly.Javin @ unix networking commandhttp://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2010/10/basic-networking-commands-in-linuxunix.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712770457197348465.post-79838044236848285912011-11-06T08:33:29.933-08:002011-11-06T08:33:29.933-08:00Hi, will these example of tar command in unix will...Hi, will these example of tar command in unix will also applied on other flavor of unix e.g. Solaris, AIX and Linux ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com