PART D

Using tar, gzip, and compress

This exercise deals with the use of tar, gzip, and compress to archive and compress

several files in order to create a backup.

1. What is the simplest way to place the contents of the /bin/ directory in a single tar

archive named bin.tar?

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2. Using gzip, how can the archive be compressed to save the most space?

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3. How can the archive be compressed using compress?

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4. Can these steps be combined in a simpler way? If so, how?

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5. How can the gzippped file be uncompressed? How can the compressed file be

uncompressed?