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tar -p -zcvf /world2018021802.tgz /usr/local/xtar/world | tar -p -zcvf /world2018021802.tgz /usr/local/xtar/world | ||
Restore with path relative from the current directory | Restore with path relative from the current directory (tar extract) | ||
tar xvzf world2018021802.tgz | tar xvzf world2018021802.tgz | ||
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tar -ztvf name-of-file.tgz | grep -i "search string" | tar -ztvf name-of-file.tgz | grep -i "search string" | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 6 June 2018
Back up directory with full path
tar -p -zcvf /world2018021802.tgz /usr/local/xtar/world
Restore with path relative from the current directory (tar extract)
tar xvzf world2018021802.tgz
tar -P xvzf
other
tar -sp -zcvf var-lib-mysql.tar.gz /var/lib/mysql -P
tarball:
tar -sp -zcvf mysqlhotcopy.tar.gz /home/username/placetoputbackupfile -P
tar -sp -zcvf archive.tar.gz /mounted/directory -P
List contents of filename.tar to the screen
tar -tvf filename.tar
List the contents of a gnuzip (gzip) compressed tar archive.
tar -ztf name-of-file.tgz
Verbosely
tar -ztvf name-of-file.tgz
Search the archive
tar -ztf name-of-file.tgz | grep -i "search string"
Verbosely
tar -ztvf name-of-file.tgz | grep -i "search string"