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Linux TAR Command Implementation

The Linux TAR stands for tape archive, it is used to create Archive, extract the Archive files and list files present in Archive.

Syntax

./tar [mode] [absolute path]

Modes of TAR Command

Tar_command_flowchart

Example of all commands

  • Create an Archive for a folder
./tar -c /home/prernatulsiani/Desktop/Datasets

Note : After this commands two tar files are created. Datasets.tar is original tar file whereas Datasets_c.tar is compressed tar file (With upto 45% reduction in size)

  • Compress a file
./tar -c /home/prernatulsiani/Desktop/Datasets/part3.txt
  • List all files present in an Archive
./tar -t /home/prernatulsiani/Desktop/Prerna/DSA2/DSA_Project/Datasets_c.tar
  • Extract files present in an Archive
./tar -x /home/prernatulsiani/Desktop/Prerna/DSA2/DSA_Project/Datasets_c.tar
  • Decode a compressed file
./tar -d /home/prernatulsiani/Desktop/Prerna/DSA2/DSA_Project/part3

Steps to implement the command on Linux OS

  1. Clone the repository
git clone "https://github.com/pt3002/TAR_command"
  1. At the project root run:
make
  1. Then as per your requirements run the commands given above !

Drive Link for Large Datasets

Dataset

References

  1. Linux Man Pages
  2. Ubuntu Man Pages
  3. LZ77 Data Compression Technique