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# Create a tar containing files
tar cf <name>.tar <files>

# Extract the files from a tar
tar xf <tar_file>

# Create a tar with Gzip compression
tar czf <name>.tar.gz <files> 

# Extract a tar using Gzip
tar xzf <targz_file>

# Compress file and appends .gz to its name
gzip <path>

# Decompress compressed file
gzip -d <gz_file>

$ path: ls
$ tar_file: ls *.tar
$ targz_file: ls *.tar.gz
$ gz_file: ls *.gz