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How do I create, extract, and view tar files?
To create a tar file:
tar cfv [filename.tar] [directory/file to tar]
To extract files from a tar file:
tar xfv [filename.tar] [directory to extract to]
To view the contents of a tar file:
tar tfv [filename.tar]