minus-squared00phy@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•How to write a 'tar' commandhexbear7·1 year agoThe “-“ is often not necessary. I use it as a guide to see how long the person running tar has been using it. Example: tar -xf file.tar == tar xf file.tar linkfedilink
The “-“ is often not necessary. I use it as a guide to see how long the person running tar has been using it.
Example:
tar -xf file.tar == tar xf file.tar