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Command Line Basics: Compression and Archiving
Video by Addison BerryOctober 28, 2009 - 12:01am
This command line video covers the three most common commands for compressing and archiving files, including how to get them back out again. Most commonly you first hit the need for these when you download a file and need to get it uncompressed. We'll cover the following commands:
- zip
- unzip
- gzip
- gunzip
- tar

Comments
Thanks addi! I'm a n00b and
Thanks addi! I'm a n00b and needed this!
Come-on!
Was I really going to listen such a "basic" tutorial? Oh God! I am embarrassed at how much I learned... Very good and to-the-point-tutorial!
Useful commands
Thanks; interesting and useful screencast! There's definitely a need for a simple to understand guide to command line administration. I started to put together a list of useful commands for my own use...
-Kerberos