What is file .tar.gz? How to create and unpack?
.tar file (often called a tarball) consists of many different files that are stored in a single file for easy storage or sharing. Instead of putting multiple files in a folder, you can group them into a .tar file. .tar files are usually compressed after creation to become .tar.gz files. Most people call a .tar or .tar.gz file a "tar file". Create .tar file To create your own .tar file, enter the following command: tar -czf [file.tar name] [folder name of the files to create] How to open a .tar file? If using macOS or Linux, use the following command in Terminal: tar -xzf [file.tar name] [directory name of the files after decompression] Note: Before that, you need to move to the folder containing the .tar file with the command cd.. In the above command, you see the -xzf paragraph, which is the additional syntax to perform each different function, including: -v: Enable verbose mode, used to show status, notification or error during the command run. -x: Extract. -z: Use gzip for...