From: "Kevin Dethlefs" <Demortes@MSN.COM> > In order to "tar" and compress your source and world files, what should I > do? I forgot the command, I know it starts with "tar" and than "gzip > tarfile". I just need how to tar it, I think this is the archive deal? I am > sorta new to both programming and UNIX. Thanks. I would simply do the following: tar -zcvf archive-name directory-name And to untarball everything: tar -zxvf archive-name I always thought that using '-z' made more sense then piping it through gzip. Carlos -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | | Newbie List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/circle-newbies/ | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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