Is there a way to add files/folders to a tar file?

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I am using the tar command for compression.

Carl Norum · Answer 1 · 2010-08-31 16:23:38Z

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tar doesn't compress anything, but if you want to append to an existing archive, you want the -r flag.

answered Aug 31 '10 at 16:23

i want to add folder and it wont work – nis Aug 31 '10 at 16:25

@nis, I just did a test and it worked fine. What command line are you using? – Carl Norum Aug 31 '10 at 16:28

i am using linux and the commands are: tar -cfz foo.tar.gz nis1/ tar -rfz foo.tar.gz nis/ – nis Aug 31 '10 at 16:31

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@nis, You can't use -r on a compressed archive. Try without the -z options. – Carl Norum Aug 31 '10 at 16:38

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Douglas Leeder · Answer 2 · 2010-08-31 17:20:37Z

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You can't modify a compressed tarfile. You can append (-r) or update (-u) an uncompressed archive.

answered Aug 31 '10 at 17:20

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