Introduction to Archiving and Backup Tools in Linux

 
The Linux
Command Line
Chapter 18
 
Archiving And Backup
Prepared by Dr. Reyes, New York City College of Technology
 
gzip 
Command
 
gzip
 – command used to compress one or more
files
Example:
 
 
 
 
gunzip 
Command
 
gunzip
 – command used to decompress files
Example:
 
 
 
tar
 Command
 
tar 
– Command used for archiving files. It’s name is
short for 
tape archive.
Modes:
 
 
 
 
Example:
 
 
zip 
Command
 
zip
 – command that is both a compression tool and
an archiver
o
Usage: zip options zipfilename file1, file,2, ...,  filen
Example:
 
unzip 
Command
 
unzip
 - command used to decompress a zip file
o
Usage: unzip 
options
 zipfilename
Example:
 
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Learn about essential archiving and backup commands in Linux, including gzip for compression, gunzip for decompression, tar for archiving files, zip for compression and archiving, and unzip for decompressing zip files. Understand the purpose and usage of each command with examples provided.

  • Linux
  • Archiving
  • Backup
  • Compression
  • Commands

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  1. The Linux Command Line Chapter 18 Archiving And Backup Prepared by Dr. Reyes, New York City College of Technology

  2. gzip Command gzip command used to compress one or more files Example:

  3. gunzip Command gunzip command used to decompress files Example:

  4. tar Command tar Command used for archiving files. It s name is short for tape archive. Modes: Example:

  5. zip Command zip command that is both a compression tool and an archiver o Usage: zip options zipfilename file1, file,2, ..., filen Example:

  6. unzip Command unzip - command used to decompress a zip file o Usage: unzip options zipfilename Example:

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