Linux 101: How to create a zip file in Linux Jack Wallen walks you through the process of zipping and unzipping files in Linux from both the command line and the GUI.

At some point in your Linux journey, you'll need to be able to compress and decompress a folder from the command line. Jack Wallen shows you how.

This command will create a tar file of the folder and its subfolders. The c option stands for create, v stands for verbose, and f stands for file. The following command can be used to extract the ...

Tar.gz is the most common file archive format in computers today. Learn how you can unzip tar.gz files with the built-in tools in Linux.

This brief tutorial describes how to create directories from a text a file from command line in Unix-like operating systems..

Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

Making a file executable in Linux is easy. You can either use the command line method or the GUI method to make files executable in Linux.

Creating a new file in Linux is a basic task that is often required by users. Whether you want to write a script file, create a configuration file, or generate a log file, the process of creating a ...