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:
archive - How do I tar a directory of files and folders without ...
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.
bash - Listing the content of a tar file or a directory only down to ...
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, you can see what format it is in with file filename.tar.gz, and use the appropriate program to open it.
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 product Does not require you to change directories. However, it requires the directory to be given twice, so it may be most useful in another script. It may also be less efficient if there are a ...
linux - How do I tar a directory without retaining the directory ...
The message is saying that, in your current directory (which I assume is your home directory, when you start your bash shell in default manner), there is no file such as lammps-stable.tar.gz. To solve this, I will break the problem in two steps. (1) First find where is the "lammps-stable.tar.gz" (2) Use the full path (obtained in step 1) and give it to tar command How to get these. Folder ...