Archiving and Compressing
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What is Archiving and Compressing?
Archiving bundles multiple files into a single file, typically using tar, while compressing reduces that file's size using tools like gzip or bzip2. A common pattern combines both steps at once, such as tar -czvf archive.tar.gz folder/, which archives and compresses a folder in one command. These tools are widely used for backups, transferring multiple files as one, and distributing software packages.
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Is this Archiving and Compressing tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 17 of 102 in the free Linux roadmap, in stage 4, Working with Files. If you are new to Linux, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.