Command archiving and extracting files .tar.gz

by Tweak on June 8, 2009
in Linux

Create a .tar.gz file from a folder:
tar czf /path/to/output/folder/filename.tar.gz /path/to/folder
Extract a .tar.gz file:
gunzip -c /path/to/folder/filename.tar.gz
View a list of all files in a .tar.gz archive:
gunzip -c /path/to/folder/filename.tar.gz | tar -tvf -
Extract a single file from a .tar.gz file:
gunzip -c /path/to/folder/filename.tar.gz | tar -xvf - path/within/archive/filename.html

Useful commands for the Linux command line

by Tweak on June 8, 2009
in Linux

This short guide shows some important commands for your daily work on the Linux command line.