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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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My Personal tar Command Cheat Sheet (arthur.pizza)

submitted 2 years ago by arthur@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I often make a lot of little cheat sheets that I often use as a quick reminder of the tools I use often enough that they can find there way into my daily workflow, but sometimes I need a little refresher.

Today's refresher: tar

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[–] dressupgeekout@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mmmpf, tar czf archive.tar.xz directory is Just Wrong to me. The "z" means gzip! Use "J" if you meant to use xz compression!

[–] Helix@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Or use tar caf to have it autodetect the type based on the filename.