sebastiancarlos@lemmy.sdf.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前How to write a 'tar' commandlemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1860
arrow-up1860imageHow to write a 'tar' commandlemmy.sdf.orgsebastiancarlos@lemmy.sdf.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前message-square149fedilink
minus-squareMaoo [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 年前No no it’s this: Decide you’ve gotta use tar. man tar Guess-and-check the flags until it seems to work. Immediately forget the flags.
minus-squarebahmanm@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 年前That was my case until I discovered that GNU tar has got a pretty decent online manual - it’s way better written than the manpage. I rarely forget the options nowadays even though I dont’ use tar that frequently.
No no it’s this:
Decide you’ve gotta use tar.
man tarGuess-and-check the flags until it seems to work.
Immediately forget the flags.
That was my case until I discovered that GNU tar has got a pretty decent online manual - it’s way better written than the manpage. I rarely forget the options nowadays even though I dont’ use
tarthat frequently.deleted by creator