Tar Tool

Create and extract tar archives with optional compression. Use for file bundling, backup, and distribution.

Tar - Tape Archive Utility

Create, maintain, and extract tar archives. Supports gzip, bzip2, and xz compression for efficient storage and transfer.

Usage

tar-tool [options] <archive> [files...]

Common Commands

• -cf archive.tar files: Create archive
• -xf archive.tar: Extract archive
• -tf archive.tar: List contents
• -czf archive.tar.gz files: Create gzip compressed
• -cjf archive.tar.bz2 files: Create bzip2 compressed

Examples

tar-tool -cf backup.tar ./docs/
tar-tool -czf archive.tar.gz ./project/
tar-tool -xf archive.tar.gz