$ curl cheat.sh/

# tar
# Archiving utility.
# Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or bzip.
# More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar>.

# Create an archive from files:
tar cf target.tar file1 file2 file3

# Create a gzipped archive:
tar czf target.tar.gz file1 file2 file3

# Create a gzipped archive from a directory using relative paths:
tar czf target.tar.gz -C path/to/directory .

# Extract a (compressed) archive into the current directory:
tar xf source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]

# Extract an archive into a target directory:
tar xf source.tar -C directory

# Create a compressed archive, using archive suffix to determine the compression program:
tar caf target.tar.xz file1 file2 file3

# List the contents of a tar file:
tar tvf source.tar

# Extract files matching a pattern:
tar xf source.tar --wildcards "*.html"

# Extract a specific file without preserving the folder structure:
tar xf source.tar source.tar/path/to/extract --strip-components=depth_to_strip

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