In this how-to, we will look at how to work with tar archives via the terminal, including two of the most popular compression methods to squeeze every last byte of space.

The standard archival program for Unix-like operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X is Tar, so called because Tar was originally used to store backups on tape drives (Tape ARchive).

How to Extract Tar Files in Terminal. Tar is a common file format for archives in Linux- and Unix-based operating systems. These types of files are typically used to back up files and directories ...

There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them.

One of the most common programs on Linux systems for packaging files is the venerable tar. tar is short for tape archive, and originally, it would archive your files to a tape device. Now, you're more ...

Multiple Files If you don’t mind transmitting script files full of binary garbage at the end, the recovered file might just as well be a compressed tar file or a zip file.

In the Linux world, choosing the right file compression tool can greatly impact your workflow. gzip offers speed, bzip2 a balance, and xz the best compression ratio.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of zipping and unzipping files in Linux from both the command line and the GUI.