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1. Why add the compression switches?

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 06:48 PM

Feb 2013

tar is smart enough to do that itself.

tar cf something.tar /some/path

Or

tar xf something.tar -C /some/path

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tar (xkcd) [View all] Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 OP

Why add the compression switches? Recursion Feb 2013 #1

i did not know that Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #2

tar -tvf tarballname hootinholler Feb 2013 #3

thank tux for you! Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #4

I'm with you.. xzvf is my 'go to' set of switches. n/t X_Digger Feb 2013 #5