How to create tar.gz archive file in Windows?

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How to create tar.gz archive of my files in Windows to upload and extract in cPanel?

first you compress it to tar with 7-zip and then to gzip with 7-zip — Hesham Yassin, Mar 17 '16 at 09:27
You can easily do this with "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" using `cd /mnt/c/[path to folder to archive]` and then `tar -pczf archive.tar.gz *` — Duncan Lukkenaer, Feb 28 '18 at 09:56
In Windows 10 you can use tar natively https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27316046/unzip-tar-gz-in-windows — KMoraz, Oct 25 '20 at 23:38

score 90 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 07 '14 at 23:58

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tar.gz file is just a tar file that's been gzipped. Both tar and gzip are available for windows.

If you like GUIs (Graphical user interface), 7zip can pack with both tar and gzip.

edited Jan 07 '14 at 23:58

Santosa Sandy

answered May 27 '12 at 12:20

qwertyboy

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the problem is that it cannot compress to .tar.gz in one go – Anonymous Sep 05 '12 at 00:51
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In case it isn't clear, in 7zip you must first create the tar; it won't even show the option for Gzip if multiple files (or a folder) are selected. Reference: http://www.random-host.com/blog/creating-targz-file-7-zip – Brian Lacy Sep 13 '13 at 13:44
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Can you please show how to do this on the command line? – Christopher Pisz Jul 13 '18 at 19:19
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@ChristopherPisz I would be useful if I could answer and explain that but question is locked, plz vote for reopen – fico7489 Jul 03 '19 at 13:18

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