How To Tar Certain File Types In All Subdirectories

I typically do: tar -czvf my_directory.tar.gz my_directory What if I just want to include everything (including any hidden system files) in my_directory, but not the directory itself? I don't want:

I wonder how to list the content of a tar file only down to some level? I understand tar tvf mytar.tar will list all files, but sometimes I would like to only see directories down to some level.

Jun 12, 2009 · Is there a simple shell command/script that supports excluding certain files/folders from being archived? I have a directory that need to be archived with a sub directory that has a …

tar -czf destination.tar.gz -C source/directory $(ls source/directory) This solution: Includes all files and folders in the directory Does not include any of the directory structure (or .) in the final …

0 A tar.gz is a tar file inside a gzip file, so 1st you must unzip the gzip file with gunzip -d filename.tar.gz , and then use tar to untar it. However, since gunzip says it isn't in gzip format, …

Feb 2, 2021 · Automatic detection of the compression format is a GNU feature. For BusyBox and other tar s, specify the format explicitly (busybox tar --help): -Z (De)compress using compress …

Jul 26, 2016 · I have a large number of files in a .tar.gz archive. Checking the file type with the command file SMS.tar.gz gives the response gzip compressed data - deflate method , max …

Mar 25, 2015 · After running this command tar -xvf symlink1.tar.gz symlink1: total 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 24 18:14 iNeedThisfile.txt Any flags while extracting which preserves the symbolic …

The tar man page is extremely unhelpful for this option (at least on RedHat 5.4 thru 6.3): "-T: get names to extract or create from file F". "Extract or create" sounds like it applies to taking files out …

Sep 17, 2013 · I am trying to create a .tar.xz compressed archive in one command. What is the specific syntax for that? I have tried tar cf - file | xz file.tar.xz, but that does not work.