tar -czvf

Create a compressed gzip archive. Combines multiple files/folders into a single compressed file.

Primary Syntax

$ tar -czvf archive.tar.gz folder/

Example Usage

tar -czvf backup.tar.gz /home/user/
tar -cvf archive.tar folder/

• Use man tar to read the full manual

• Add --help flag for quick options reference

• Combine with | less for paginated output

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Added: 2/9/2026