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unix, pack folder and contents with tar gz (See related posts)

tar -zcvf packagename.tar.gz folder/
to folder unix shell zip gzip gz tar pack by assbach on Mon Dec 04 11:28:02 -0500 2006

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ttmrichter posts on Dec 04, 2006 at 12:27
To use bzip2 instead of gzip, substitute a 'j' for the 'z'. Bzip2 is typically superior for text files than gzip while the reverse tends to be true for binary. It is, however, very slow during compression.
assbach posts on Dec 10, 2006 at 20:31
thank you for your comment! i'm always willing to learn. :)

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