The Complete Practical Docker Guide - Creating and Extracting Compressed Archive Using tar and gzip

This video tutorial demonstrates how to create, list, compress, and extract archives using the tar command. It covers creating an archive of files and folders in the home directory, listing its contents, compressing it with jzip, and using tar options to perform these tasks efficiently. The tutorial concludes with a preview of the next topic on sorting files.

What option is used with the TAR command to create a new archive?

• -x

• -c

• -f

• -t

Which option allows you to list the contents of a TAR archive?

• -x

• -c

• -t

• -f

What does the J utility do to a TAR archive?

• Deletes it

• Copies it

• Compresses it

• Encrypts it

What is the size difference between the original TAR archive and the compressed archive using J utility?

• No difference

• Slightly larger

• Much smaller

• Exactly the same

Which option is used with the TAR command to create a compressed archive in one step?

• -f

• -x

• -z

• -t

What is the purpose of the -x option in the TAR command?

• To compress an archive

• To create an archive

• To list contents

• To extract contents

When extracting a compressed archive, which option is used to uncompress it first?

• -v

• -x

• -z

• -f