How to Archive Folders in Linux (tar and gzip tutorial) - Linux Crash Course Series

In the Linux Crash Course series, we'll go over one important foundational Linux topic each episode. This series includes tutorials, demonstrations, and more! In this episode, Jay will go over the basics of archiving folders on Linux systems. More specifically, examples of the tar and gzip commands are shown.

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🕐 Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Spin up your very own Linux-based cloud server with Linode (sponsor)
02:22 - Creating a copy of the /etc (used in the examples)
04:38 - The tar command
05:17 - Basic usage of the tar command
08:36 - Viewing the contents of a tar file
10:53 - Viewing the contents of a tar file (in verbose mode)
13:41 - How to extract a tar file
15:46 - The gzip command
16:42 - Basic usage of the gzip command
18:10 - Uncompressing a gzip file with the gunzip command
20.04 - Combining tar and gzip to create a compressed archive
22:58 - Viewing the contents of a gzipped tar file
23:33 - Extracting a gzipped tar file*🎓 Full Linux Courses*
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