Joe_0237@lemmy.ml to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoSome commands to confuse the newbies (post from GNU+Linux Humor)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1202arrow-down1imageSome commands to confuse the newbies (post from GNU+Linux Humor)lemmy.mlJoe_0237@lemmy.ml to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
this is from this post on [email protected] You can find an explanation there if you are confused or learning
minus-squaremadeindjs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoAs always, there is an xkdc about this
minus-squareMatricaria@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-22 years agotar -xzf (eXtract Ze File) tar -czf (Compress Ze File)
minus-squareeyvind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoMmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create: -xf and -cf extract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.
minus-squareJoe_0237@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoTangentially related. I’m being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.
As always, there is an xkdc about this
tar -xzf(eXtract Ze File)tar -czf(Compress Ze File)Mmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create:
-xfand-cfextract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.I’m sorry!
boom
Tangentially related. I’m being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.