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:

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 …

I try to tar.gz a directory and use tar -czf workspace.tar.gz * The resulting tar includes .svn directories in subdirs but NOT in the current directory (as * gets expanded to only 'visible' files ...

Now I'm trying to extract the .tar file using tar -xv filename.tar. My Problem The extraction doesn't seem to be working! After I've typed the tar -xv filename.tar command and hit enter, the shell …

What's the best way to download a python package and its dependencies from pypi for offline installation on another machine? Is there any easy way to do this with pip or easy_install? I'm …

Feb 16, 2017 · tar: Error opening archive: Unrecognized archive format In my case the actual file didn't exist anymore (checked by putting the link in the browser), so my tar file was actually an …

Jul 18, 2012 · I created .tgz file with tar czvf file command.then I ended up with a tgz file. I want to know the difference between it and tar.gz.

Sep 22, 2016 · This means the file isn't really a gzipped tar file -- or any kind of gzipped file -- in spite of being named like one. When you download a file with wget, check for indications like …

Jan 4, 2010 · I have found the question How to determine if data is valid tar file without a file?, but I was wondering: is there a ready made command line solution?

A gzipped tar is a compressed collection (of uncompressed files). Thus a zip archive is a randomly accessible list of concatenated compressed items, and a .tar.gz is an archive that …