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To compress all files in the current directory –
tar czvf myfile.tar.gz *
To de-compress or extract
tar xzvf myfile.tar.gz
To compress a file with zip utility -
gzip –v file_name (File_name will be zipped with .gz extension)
gunzip file_name.gz (Decompresses a zipped file)
gunzip –c file_name.gz (Decompresses a zipped file while keeping the original .gz file)
bzip2 –v file_name (Newer compression utility. Creates a zipped file with bz2 extension)
bunzip2 file_name.bz2 (Decompress .bz2 file)
tar cjvf myfile.tar.bz2 * (All files will be zipped with bz2 extension)
Use the following command a have low level formatted floppy disk –
fdformat /dev/fd0 H1440
We can save a zipped file in floppy disk (with low level format) without mounting the
floppy disk using this following command –
tar czvf /dev/fd0

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