Joe_0237@lemmy.ml to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoSome commands to confuse the newbies (post from GNU+Linux Humor)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1192arrow-down1imageSome commands to confuse the newbies (post from GNU+Linux Humor)lemmy.mlJoe_0237@lemmy.ml to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
this is from this post on !linuxhumor@lemmy.ml You can find an explanation there if you are confused or learning
minus-squaremadeindjs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoAs always, there is an xkdc about this
minus-squareMatricaria@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-21 year agotar -xzf (eXtract Ze File) tar -czf (Compress Ze File)
minus-squareeyvind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoMmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create: -xf and -cf extract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.
minus-squareJoe_0237@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoTangentially related. I’m being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.
As always, there is an xkdc about this
tar -xzf(eXtract Ze File)tar -czf(Compress Ze File)Mmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create:
-xfand-cfextract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.I’m sorry!
boom
Tangentially related. I’m being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.