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Compress, Backup and Archive Files

August 2023 with John McGovern

Join John McGovern as he demonstrates many of the tools available to compress, archive and backup files on Linux systems!

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A former CBT Nuggets learner, John used online IT training to help him build a diverse skill set, which includes networking and cybersecurity.

Videos in this skill

1. Introduction (1:11)
2. Compression with Gzip and Bzip2 (8:31)
3. Compression with Xz and Zip (8:31)
4. Creating Archives with Tar (9:21)
5. Piping and Redirection (6:18)
6. Creating Archives with CPIO (7:53)
7. Creating Backups with dd (5:56)

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