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## Name
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tar - file archiving utility
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## Synopsis
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```**sh
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$ tar [--create] [--extract] [--list] [--verbose] [--gzip] [--file FILE] [PATHS...]
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```
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## Description
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tar is an archiving utility designed to store multiple files in an archive file
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(tarball).
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Files may also be compressed and decompressed using GNU Zip (GZIP) compression.
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## Options
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* `-c`, `--create`: Create archive
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* `-x`, `--extract`: Extract archive
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* `-t`, `--list`: List contents
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* `-v`, `--verbose`: Print paths
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* `-z`, `--gzip`: compress or uncompress file using gzip
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* `-f`, `--file`: Archive file
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## Examples
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```sh
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# List the contents of archive.tar
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$ tar -t -f archive.tar
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# Extract the contents from archive.tar.gz
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$ tar -x -z -f archive.tar.gz
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# Extract the contents from archive.tar
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$ tar -x -f archive.tar
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```
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## See also
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* [`unzip`(1)](unzip.md)
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