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How to install tar on RHEL/CentOS 6/7/8 using yum

last updated December 16, 2019 in CentOS, Linux, Package Management, RedHat and Friends

I am trying to extract a file using ‘tar xvf file.tar.gz’ syntax, but I am getting an error:
bash: tar: command not found
How do I fix this problem? How can I install tar on a CentOS/RHEL version 8, 7 or 6 desktop using yum command?

How to find and tar files into a tar ball

last updated December 27, 2017 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I would like to find all documents file *.doc and create a tarball of those files and store in /nfs/backups/docs/file.tar. Is it possible to find and tar files on a Linux or Unix-like system?

How to extract multiple tar ball (*.tar.gz) files in directory on Linux or Unix

last updated May 30, 2017 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX

I have tried tar -xvf *.tar.gz command, but getting an error that read as:
tar (child): *.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
How can I extract multiple *.tar.gz files in directory using Linux or Unix-shell prompt?

How to Compile and Install Linux Kernel v4.9.11 Source On a Debian / Ubuntu Linux

last updated July 22, 2017 in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Package Management, Ubuntu Linux

How do I download, compile and install the latest version of the Linux kernel on a Debian Linux v8.x or Ubuntu Linux LTS home server or my laptop? How do I build and install a custom Linux kernel on a Debian or Ubuntu Linux based system?

How to compress files with tar command on Linux/Unix

last updated February 22, 2019 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

How do I compress a directory or files on a Linux or Unix like system using tar command?

Unix / Linux: Tar Command Remove a Directory From a Tar Ball

last updated September 20, 2011 in UNIX

How do I remove a directory from a tar ball under Unix / Linux operating systems?

UNIX / Linux Decompress tgz / tar.gz and extract files

last updated December 21, 2018 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, HP-UX Unix, Linux, OpenBSD, Solaris-Unix, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

I am a new Linux system user. I have downloaded a file from the internet in .tgz format. How do I decompress .tgz file under UNIX or Linux operating system using a shell prompt? How can I decompress .tar.gz file on Unix?