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tar -vczfx123 ought to do it(imgs.xkcd.com)

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img title=“I don’t know what’s worse–the fact that after 15 years of using tar I still can’t keep the flags straight, or that after 15 years of technological advancement I’m still mucking with tar flags that were 15 years old when I started.”

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paraphrand@lemmy.world
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That’s why those commands have two?

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DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nl
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Yes, the terse Unix version, which needs to be supported for compatibility, and the more readable GNU long option

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