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Archive files

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tar -cvf archive_name.tar file1.txt file2.txt file3.log

Explanation:

  • tar: The command used for creating and extracting archive files.
  • -c: Creates a new archive.
  • -v: Enables verbose mode, displaying the files being added to the archive.
  • -f: Specifies the filename of the archive.
  • archive_name.tar: The name of the tarball you want to create. Replace archive_name with your desired name for the archive file.
  • file1.txt, file2.txt, file3.log: These are the files to be archived. Replace these with the actual filenames you want to include in the archive.

Result:

This command will create a .tar archive named archive_name.tar containing the specified files (file1.txt, file2.txt, file3.log). The files will be archived in the current working directory unless full paths are provided.

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Create a symbolic link

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Command:

bash
ln -s /path/to/source /path/to/destination

Explanation:

  • ln: The command used to create links between files or directories.
  • -s: This option creates a symbolic (or soft) link. A symbolic link points to the original file or directory and can span across filesystems.
  • /path/to/source: The source file or directory you want to link to. Replace this with the full path of the file or directory you want to create a symbolic link for.
  • /path/to/destination: The location where you want the symbolic link to be created. This can be a file or directory where you want to access the source via the symbolic link.

Result:

This command creates a symbolic link at the destination path that points to the source file or directory. The symbolic link behaves like a shortcut, allowing you to reference the source file or directory using the destination path.

Example:

To create a symbolic link named config_link that points to /etc/config/config_file in the current directory, you would use:

bash
ln -s /etc/config/config_file config_link
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Extract files from an archive

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Command:

bash
tar -xvf archive_name.tar

Explanation:

  • tar: The command used for creating and extracting archive files.
  • -x: Extracts the contents of the archive.
  • -v: Verbose mode, which lists the files being extracted.
  • -f: Specifies the filename of the archive.
  • archive_name.tar: The name of the archive file from which you want to extract the contents. Replace archive_name with the actual name of your archive file (e.g., my_archive.tar).

Result:

This command will extract the contents of archive_name.tar into the current directory, displaying the list of files being extracted. If you wish to extract the contents to a specific directory, you can add the -C option followed by the directory path:

bash
tar -xvf archive_name.tar -C /path/to/destination/

This will extract the files into the specified directory (/path/to/destination/).

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