Skill

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. Overview (0:12)
2. Introduction (1:17)
3. Compression with Gzip and Bzip2 (8:50)
4. Compression with Xz and Zip (8:50)
5. Creating Archives with Tar (9:43)
6. Piping and Redirection (6:37)
7. Creating Archives with CPIO (8:13)
8. Creating Backups with dd (6:16)
9. Conclusion (0:04)

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