---
title: How to tar.gz a directory 📁
date: 2025-04-13
layout: linux
tags:
    - tools
---
## What you will need 📋

*   A computer with Linux or BSD 🐧🖥️
*   The ability to read instructions and to follow them 🧠

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## Why?

Main reason why you want to tar.gz a directory is because it compresses a directory and all of the data inside of it. It is also good for backing things up too.

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## The command

> $ tar -czvf file.tar.gz /Location/Of/Directory

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## All done ✅

Really easily done, only one command and done!