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hi,

how do i compress a directory using tar?

tried tar -cv but it doesnt work..

thanks,
ashlesha.

According to man tar, you can use -z to compress with gzip, -Z to compress with compress, or -j to compress with bzip2...

I use -z when I want speed and -j when I want better compression.

ok never mind i got it
i used tar -cvvf whatever.tar whatever/
and it works!

ashlesha.

oh thanks steve, didnt see your reply before posting mine!

ashlesha.

yes but it doesn't compress at all. tar is an archiver, you need to apply a separate program if you want to compress.