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snowball179 · 02-07-2003, 09:12 PM

I want to zip a directory on my server...anyone knows how to do it?

Thanks!

p00p · 02-07-2003, 09:18 PM

If the directory you want to tar is 'content'
cd content
tar cvf /tmp/content.tar

If that doesn't work, I dunno. I think that will preserve the directory structure, right?

snowball179 · 02-07-2003, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by p00p
If the directory you want to tar is 'content'
cd content
tar cvf /tmp/content.tar

If that doesn't work, I dunno. I think that will preserve the directory structure, right?

doesn't work.

But thanks anyway

beemk · 02-07-2003, 09:32 PM

go inside the directory 'tar * filename.tar' thats just a guess though i havent used unix in years

p00p · 02-07-2003, 09:35 PM

Fuck! Sorry, bro! Fukkin linux unix shit....

Here is a toot I found in google:

Back up the contents of the etc directory in an archive called etc.tar . Make sure that the archive is created in your own home directory.

cd /
tar -cvf ~/etc.tar etc

Explanation:
Change to the parent of the /etc directory.
Create a backup of etc in the file ~/etc.tar

Does that work?

snowball179 · 02-07-2003, 09:38 PM

nopoe...nothing worked so far

p00p · 02-07-2003, 09:42 PM

I suck ass, sorry I couldn't help.

*bump*

ThunderBalls · 02-07-2003, 09:46 PM

Well why don't you first let us know what OS you are using...

p00p · 02-07-2003, 09:49 PM

Try this

tar czvf yourdirectory.tar.gz /path_to_your_directory/directory

That has to work....

snowball179 · 02-07-2003, 09:52 PM

I have linux (I think redhat).

snowball179 · 02-07-2003, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by p00p
Try this

tar czvf yourdirectory.tar.gz /path_to_your_directory/directory

That has to work....

That seem to work...thanks a lot !!

ThunderBalls · 02-07-2003, 10:31 PM

And when you want to extract it

gunzip filename.tar.gz

tar -xf filename.tar

LuSiD · 02-07-2003, 11:00 PM

Actually, it's much easier to extract a file with .tar.gz extension with this command:

tar zxvf filename.tar.gz

Plugger · 02-08-2003, 12:50 AM

you can do:

tar -cpvf TAR_FILE_NAME.tar DIR

Where TAR_FILE_NAME is the name of the tar file to be created and DIR is the name of the DIR to be tarred. Be sure to be in the DIR aboive the dir to be tarred.

The -c means create, the p mean preserve permissions, the v mean verbose (so you can see what is being tarred), and the f mean create the specified file.

A real worl example would be:

If you are in /usr/home/mydir and there is a site directory called site, you could tar the whole thing with:

tar -cpvf site.tar site

That would create the file site.tar that would include everyting in the DIR /usr/home/mydir/site

Make sense?

02-07-2003, 09:12 PM	#1
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beemk CLICK HERE Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20,829	go inside the directory 'tar * filename.tar' thats just a guess though i havent used unix in years __________________ I host with Vacares

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02-07-2003, 09:18 PM	#2
p00p Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CanaDUH Posts: 5,125	If the directory you want to tar is 'content' cd content tar cvf /tmp/content.tar If that doesn't work, I dunno. I think that will preserve the directory structure, right?

02-07-2003, 09:35 PM	#5
p00p Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CanaDUH Posts: 5,125	Fuck! Sorry, bro! Fukkin linux unix shit.... Here is a toot I found in google: Back up the contents of the etc directory in an archive called etc.tar . Make sure that the archive is created in your own home directory. cd / tar -cvf ~/etc.tar etc Explanation: Change to the parent of the /etc directory. Create a backup of etc in the file ~/etc.tar Does that work?

02-07-2003, 09:38 PM	#6
snowball179 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 261	nopoe...nothing worked so far

02-07-2003, 09:42 PM	#7
p00p Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CanaDUH Posts: 5,125	I suck ass, sorry I couldn't help. bump

02-07-2003, 09:46 PM	#8
ThunderBalls So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mesosphere Posts: 2,926	Well why don't you first let us know what OS you are using...

02-07-2003, 09:49 PM	#9
p00p Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CanaDUH Posts: 5,125	Try this tar czvf yourdirectory.tar.gz /path_to_your_directory/directory That has to work....

02-07-2003, 09:52 PM	#10
snowball179 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 261	I have linux (I think redhat).

02-07-2003, 10:31 PM	#12
ThunderBalls So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mesosphere Posts: 2,926	And when you want to extract it gunzip filename.tar.gz tar -xf filename.tar

02-08-2003, 12:50 AM	#14
Plugger Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Coast Posts: 592	you can do: tar -cpvf TAR_FILE_NAME.tar DIR Where TAR_FILE_NAME is the name of the tar file to be created and DIR is the name of the DIR to be tarred. Be sure to be in the DIR aboive the dir to be tarred. The -c means create, the p mean preserve permissions, the v mean verbose (so you can see what is being tarred), and the f mean create the specified file. A real worl example would be: If you are in /usr/home/mydir and there is a site directory called site, you could tar the whole thing with: tar -cpvf site.tar site That would create the file site.tar that would include everyting in the DIR /usr/home/mydir/site Make sense?