OMG always assumed that -c always stands for "compress" and I always placed .gz at the end to remember to place -x when extracting
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That looks really cool. And finally a guide that knows -z is not necessary all the time.
Or -I 'compress-command' -cf ... if not supported.
Nowaday I have ChatGPT spew me command. I usually do a quick validation before running. Nevertheless, most of simple operations are correct so I don't need to.
I then note the command to my persional gist cheatsheet. Next time, since the command is "cached", I'll be able to be productive quicker.
So much better than googling.
I like -v. If it doesn't scroll like mad I don't feel like I'm working.
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Don't you have to specify the compression algorithm when extracting? I always use tar -xzf for gzip files and if I remove -z it just fails.
I've been using only xf for a long time now. Don't remember ever getting an error from it in the last years. Maybe tar can now check the magic number or something to figure out what the format is?
great, now how do I use it together with the 'feather' command?
tar is just the worst shell command in existence. Why do people still bother with it?
What do you use instead?
I use zip/unzip if I have the option
I avoid it and use zip or 7z if I can. But for some crazy reason some people stil insist on using that garbage tool and I have no idea why.
Because everyone else does, and if everyone else does, then I must, and if I do, then everyone else must, and then everyone else does.
Repeat loop.
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You've never used find have you? Let's not even get started on the config file syntax for sendmail either.
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