.tar.gz

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About

.tar.gz is the most common file extension for a fileset which has been collected into a tarball (.tar) and then compressed using gzip (.gz).

How To

To create a .tar.gz file from the contents of a folder (including subfolders):

  • tar -cvzf output_filename.tar foldername/
    • not sure if this also gzips... testing.

To restore the original fileset: