how to make a tar.bz2 file

bruse · 03-30-2005, 12:30 AM

hi i am using mandrake.
i need to know the command to compress the file.
i have to compress tar.bz2 format ..

can i have the idea?

gerardt · 03-30-2005, 12:35 AM

gui tool - ark
command line - tar (use man or info to learn more about the command)
hint - the compression option you are looking for is j)

PrOeliuM · 03-30-2005, 12:37 AM

You should use the tar command at the command line like:
tar -cvjf <filename.tar.bz2> <files you want to be in the archive>

-c is Create
v is Verbose
j is bz2 file
f is filename

For instance if I have files called test1 and test2, and want the tar file to be called test.tar.bz2 I would do:

tar -cvjf test.tar.bz2 test1 test2

At least, I'm fairly sure that's the command. Type 'man tar' at the command line to see detailed info about how to use the tar utility. Good luck.

taxtropel · 03-30-2005, 01:05 AM

the command is correct, however using -v can slow down large tar operations (both archive and extraction)

bruse · 03-30-2005, 01:05 AM

also i have to know which format will be more suitable for backup.

i mean which format will produce less capacity.

either .tar.bz or .tar.bz2 or .zip

gerardt · 03-30-2005, 01:42 AM

bz2 Has the best compression