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this is from this post on !linuxhumor@lemmy.ml
You can find an explanation there if you are confused or learning
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As always, there is an xkdc about this
tar -xzf(eXtract Ze File)tar -czf(Compress Ze File)Mmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create:
-xfand-cfextract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.I’m sorry!
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Tangentially related. I'm being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.