LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square142fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarearc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI know tar zxf and xjf off by heart. I probably do 100x as many extracts as creates. Tar is a stupidly antiquated command though.
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoWhy remember/include the algorithm? Tar can infer that. It’s just bsdtar xf filename.* for everything. (bsdtar handles .zip as well)
I know tar zxf and xjf off by heart. I probably do 100x as many extracts as creates. Tar is a stupidly antiquated command though.
Why remember/include the algorithm? Tar can infer that. It’s just
bsdtar xf filename.*for everything. (bsdtar handles .zip as well)The bomb said tar.