Compress in .tgz

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I want to compress files in .tgz. I know how to make tar.gz(with tar and gzip) and some people say it is almost the same, but I need to make a .tgz, how??

score 119 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 29 '14 at 01:54

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A tar.gz file and a .tgz file are similar.

Compress files using tar:

tar -cvzf <name of tarball>.tgz /path/to/source/folder

for example, I want to create a backup.tgz or backup.tar.gz from folder /home/user/project

tar -cvzf backup.tgz /home/user/project

tar -cvzf backup.tar.gz /home/user/project

You can use tar cvzf instead of tar -cvzf as well.

Extract .tgz or .tar.gz files using tar

tar -xvzf backup.tgz

tar -xvzf backup.tar.gz

Mnemonic for compression (the order of the flags do not matter)

C ompress
Z ee
F ile
V erbose

Mnemonic for extraction (the order of the flags do not matter)

e X tract
Z ee
F ile
V erbose

edited Jan 29 '14 at 01:54

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answered Nov 29 '11 at 22:45

wisemonkey

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Is there a flag to have a password when you compress your file? – Dorian Dore Apr 17 '15 at 04:04
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Nitpick: the order of the flags does matter for f: it must be the last flag, otherwise it fails. – Andres F. Jul 25 '17 at 14:41
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For the flags, c is better remembered as create, and z is remembered as compression, as in the z from zlib, gzip, zip. A better mnemonic would be C reate Z ipped F ile. – spencer7593 Oct 31 '17 at 20:18
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Aren't .tar.gz file and a .tgz exactly the same? – Immanuel Weihnachten Apr 22 '20 at 09:42
@ImmanuelWeihnachten these are just file extensions without any explicit meaning. You give meaning to them. And yes, .tar.gz and a .tgz considered the same. – Neurotransmitter Jun 08 '20 at 12:32

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 22:50

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It's the same. Just rename the file from file.tar.gz to file.tgz.

answered Nov 29 '11 at 22:50

arrange

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You've forgotten the command for renaming a file: mv file.tar.gz file.tgz. Obvious, but worth mentioning – Lekensteyn Nov 29 '11 at 23:08

Compress in .tgz

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