Jun 12, 2009 · Different tar versions expects this options in different order: for instance, @Andrew's answer indicates that in GNU tar v 1.26 and 1.28 the excludes comes last, whereas in my case, with GNU tar 1.29, it's the other way.

tar in itself just bundles files together (the result is called a tarball), while zip applies compression as well. Usually you use gzip along with tar to compress the resulting tarball, thus achieving similar results as with zip. For reasonably large archives there are important differences though. A zip archive is a collection of compressed files.

Feb 23, 2016 · tar : Exiting with failure status due to previous errors I've tried the way of the link below, but still ...

tar on a directory mydir will archive hidden files and hidden subdirectories, but tar from within mydir with a * wildcard will not. Is this a known inconsistency or bug? Edit: Additional information. tar from within mydir with a * wildcard will not "see" nor archive hidden files and hidden subdirectories in the immediate directory.

Jul 27, 2021 · lz4 -d filename.tar.lz4 Then just double-click the file in finder or type: tar xvf filename.tar In case you forget the argument to decompress use the standard for help: lz4 -h which gives you a short summary of the usage.

Aug 21, 2017 · 7-Zip is installed with a manual. Double click on file 7zip.chm to open this help file (manual) containing all information about how to use 7-Zip from command line with appropriate command for creation of archive files or extracting files …

Feb 2, 2021 · For BusyBox and other tars, specify the format explicitly (busybox tar --help):-Z (De)compress using compress -z (De)compress using gzip -J (De)compress using xz -j (De)compress using bzip2 -a (De)compress using lzma In your case: busybox tar -xJvf file.tar.xz

Aug 25, 2016 · I tar a directory full of JPEG images: tar cvfz myarchive.tar.gz mydirectory When I untar the archive: tar xvfz myarchive.tar.gz I get an error: tar: Unexpected EOF in archive Looking at the

Jan 28, 2021 · Firstly, put the tar file under your user folder: i.e: C:\Users\yourName\xxx.tar. Secondly, run the Docker load CMD: docker load -i xxx.tar After it is done, we could see the file is loaded as Docker images by running CMD: docker images

Aug 11, 2015 · A quick Google search uncovers the Chilkat C/C++ TAR Library. A sample of its use is available here: Chilkat C++ Examples: Create TAR Archive. Another possible option is libtar (note, however, that it is a C library). And, of course, you could read the TAR file spec (all of what you need is linked through Wikipedia) and