tar create
Use tar create to archive files and folders.
Syntax
tar create [ gz ] archive-file fileurl-dest [ verbose ] source fileurl-source-list&<1-5>
Views
User view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
mdc-admin
Parameters
gz: Uses gzip to compress the files and folders before archiving them.
archive-file fileurl-dest: Specifies the archive file name. If you specified the gz keyword, the suffix of this argument must be .tar.gz. If you did not specify the gz keyword, the suffix of this argument must be .tar.
verbose: Displays the names of the successfully archived files and folders.
source fileurl-source-list&<1-5>: Specifies the files and folders to be archived. The fileurl-source-list argument can be a space-separated list of up to five items. Each item can be a file or folder name.
Examples
# Archive file a.cfg to file a.tar.
<Sysname> tar create archive-file a.tar source a.cfg Creating archive a.tar …… Done.
# Compress file a.cfg and archive the file to a.tar.gz.
<Sysname> tar create gz archive-file a.tar.gz source a.cfg Creating archive a.tar.gz Done.
# Compress and archive files and folders, and display the successfully archived files and folders.
<Sysname> tar create gz archive-file a.tar.gz verbose source a.cfg a.dbm ./core a.cfg a.dbm ./core
Related commands
tar extract
tar list