I typically do: tar -czvf my_directory.tar.gz my_directory What if I just want to include everything (including any hidden system files) in my_directory, but not the directory itself? I don't want:

Oct 16, 2010 · The tar program can use external compression programs gzip, bzip2, xz by opening a pipe to those programs, sending a tar archive via the pipe to the compression utility, which …

Jun 12, 2009 · Is there a simple shell command/script that supports excluding certain files/folders from being archived? I have a directory that need to be archived with a sub directory that has a number of …

I try to tar.gz a directory and use tar -czf workspace.tar.gz * The resulting tar includes .svn directories in subdirs but NOT in the current directory (as * gets expanded to only 'visible' files ...

Sep 8, 2013 · There are already many questions about tar and backuping in stackoverflow and at other places on the web, but most of them ask for dropping the entire sub-directory structure (flattening), or …

tar -czf destination.tar.gz -C source/directory $(ls source/directory) This solution: Includes all files and folders in the directory Does not include any of the directory structure (or .) in the final product Does …

May 12, 2024 · Tar piping has been mentioned a lot to be fast and I agree. AFAIK it is working and the issue I have mentioned is the only issue I have with it. Sometimes it stops. It seems like that the …

0 A tar.gz is a tar file inside a gzip file, so 1st you must unzip the gzip file with gunzip -d filename.tar.gz , and then use tar to untar it. However, since gunzip says it isn't in gzip format, you can see what …

Jul 27, 2017 · Suppose I have two files: file1.zst file2.tar.zst How can I decompress these files in terminal?

Mar 29, 2025 · I'm trying to generate an .aab file using EAS Build for my React Native app (managed workflow, non-ejected). I’ve followed the standard procedure and my eas.json is as follows: { …