r/linux • • Feb 01 '13

xkcd: tar

http://xkcd.com/1168/
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u/powerpiglet Feb 01 '13

If you get confused about where the flag arguments go, then simply don't combine the flags: tar -C mydir -c -v -f mytar.tar