Create an Archive
$ tar -cvf mydocs.tar mydocs/
$ gzip mydocs.tar
or in one step…
$ tar -zcvf mydocs.tgz mydocs/
Extract an Archive
$ tar -zxvf mydocs.tar.gz
Add to an Archive
$ tar -rvf mydocs.tar mydocs/some-folder
$ tar -rvf mydocs.tar mydocs/some-file.txt
List the Contents of an Archive
$ tar -tf mydocs.tar
Encrypt an Archive
gpg -c -o mydocs.tgz.gpg mydocs.tgz
Decrypt an Archive
gpg mydocs.tgz.gpg
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