can anyone explain tar command in unix?

[deeptiprakashr]

how do i extract files from a archive
i have a file d.tar,
i want to see the contents of d.tar

[Time]

tar command lets you compress -c or extract -x the file.
You can do man tar, to read manual on tar command
for extracting .tar command use;

tar -xvf file.tar

-x:extracting
-v:listing the file(s) being extracted
-f specifies name of file.
tar -xzvf file.tar.gz
tar -xjvf file.tar.bz2
Use This for detailed information.

[Madhusmita Biswal]

Tar Command

For detailed information on TAR command read the below article


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