Creating a Backup using the TAR Command Print

Create Compressed TAR Files for BACKUP

• Create TAR.GZ in the parent folder containing all contents of the current & child folder:
  
  tar -czvf ../filename.tar.gz .
  
  
• Create TAR.GZ in the parent folder containing just just JPG images contained in the current & child folder:
  
  tar -czvf ../filename.tar.gz *.jpg
  
  
• Extract TAR.GZ file contents into current folder:
  
  tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz
  
  Create a TAR.GZ file, but Exclude two folders:
  
  tar -czvf ../filename.tar.gz . --exclude 'FolderA' --exclude 'FolderB'