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How can I convert a sample.txt (uncompressed) file to sample.tar.bz2 format using Ubuntu 10.04 command shell?

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  • bzip2 sample.txt
    – suspectus
    Jul 30, 2013 at 9:11
  • bzip2 -c sample.txt > sample.txt.bz2 @suspectus straight up would delete the original file, (which could be in use!) and print to stdout, not file.
    – Luke Stanley
    Jun 17, 2015 at 23:20

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You can use tar to achieve this : 

tar -cjf sample.tar.bz2 sample.txt

tar is a program used to manage archives, the options here are -c to create an archive (it would be -xto extract one), -j to use .tar.bz2 format, and -f to specify output archive name.

For more info : man tar.

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