Bash tar Command - An archiving utility

The tar command is used to create, maintain, modify, and extract files from an archive file.

Here are some common options you can use with the tar command:

• -c - Create a new archive
• -x - Extract files from an archive
• -t - List the contents of an archive
• -z - Filter the archive through gzip
• -v - Verbosely list files processed
• -f - Specify the filename of the archive

The -c option creates a new archive with the specified files.

The -x option extracts files from an archive.

The -t option lists the contents of an archive without extracting them.

The -z option filters the archive through gzip, compressing or decompressing it.

The -f option specifies the filename of the archive to create or operate on. It should be used as the last option before the archive name.

The -v option provides verbose output, listing files as they are processed.