Linux tar Command Notes
Create archive and compress with gzip
tar -cvzf MyImages-14-09-12.tar.gz /home/MyImages
Untar files in Current Directory
tar -zxvf public_html-14-09-12.tar
Untar files in specified Directory
tar -zxvf public_html-14-09-12.tar -C /home/public_html/videos/
Parameters
c – create a archive file. x – extract a archive file. v – show the progress of archive file. f – filename of archive file. t – viewing content of archive file. j – filter archive through bzip2. z – filter archive through gzip. r – append or update files or directories to existing archive file. W – Verify a archive file. wildcards – Specify patters in unix tar command.