Mohsin Sumar Zend Certified Engineer, PHP Professional, Designer & Web Developer

24Nov/090

How do I extract a tar file?

Using the following command in SSH, you will be able to extract files from your tar file.

tar -xf file.tar 

22Nov/090

How to tar a file using SSH?

Use the following command if you want to create a tar and compress a file (or folder).

tar -czf /path/to/save/file.tar folder_or_file_name

The options used in the above command are outlined below for your understanding.

-c = create
-z = compress a file
-f = use the file mentioned instead of tape drive

16Nov/090

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

"A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be."
- Albert Einstein

14Nov/090

SSH ls pagewise or limit long output

If your SSH ls command output is really long, and cannot be viewed on screen - you can use the following command to part of it with a more command to continue down the list.

ls [options here] | more

Example:-

ls -l | more

8Nov/090

My 22nd Birthday

I was born around this time around 22 years ago.

Thank you to everybody for your thoughtful birthday wishes via phone call, text message, email and facebook!

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