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Even better
Even better:
unix% man tar Giving convoluted and/or incorrect examples (thanks to the first followup post for better tar usage) as an introduction to a specific UNIX command isn't a complete tip. It would help to include information on where to go to find more information. The UNIX manual pages are the probably the best ways to find out what UNIX commands are, what they do, and how they work. For an introduction to the UNIX manual system, try this command: unix% man man
Re: Even better
To be fair, though, many of the unix man pages (including the tar man page) are terse and could benefit from some examples.
Re: Even better
Absolutely! The 'tar' examples posted were just bad examples. The man pages do contain good info about additional options, etc. If someone who was not a strong UNIX user didn't know about the 'tar' man page, they might never know what else 'tar' could do. That's why I thought it should have been mentioned. Examples are probably the best initial learning tool, still.
re man
Dud, have you tried to read the man entry for tar? Maybe it's just the ADHD , but I have neither the desire or the time. For *real* world help on any command, you should always start with the -help option, almost every normally used command has one. For this example, you could just use: |
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