How to Use the Tar Command in Linux

The tar command is used to combine multiple files into a single archive (often compressed with gzip).

Creating a Tar Archive

1. Open your terminal.
2. Type tar -czvf backup.tar.gz /folder/to/compress.
3. c creates the archive, z compresses it with gzip, v makes it verbose (shows progress), and f specifies the filename.
4. Press Enter to create the archive.