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How to Compress and Extract Files Using the tar Command on Linux

The tar command on Linux is used to create and extract TAR archive files. Run "tar -czvf archive-name.tar.gz /path/to/file” ...

Need to modify user accounts in Linux? This is the command for you

Many Linux commands can do more than you might think. The usermod command is one such command, and it can be very handy.