Archives and Compression

Tar Create

Build an Archive Command

Archive commands collect multiple paths into one file. A script can assemble the command from fixed inputs before running it.

Program

Play the script to choose the archive name and build the command text deterministically.

tar_create_plan.sh 
#!/usr/bin/env bash

archive=
files=("index.html" "style.css" "app.js")
file_list="${files[*]}"
command="tar -cf $archive $file_list"
echo "$command"

#!/usr/bin/env bash

archive=
files=("index.html" "style.css" "app.js")
file_list="${files[*]}"
command="tar -cf $archive $file_list"
echo "$command"

#!/usr/bin/env bash

archive=
files=("index.html" "style.css" "app.js")
file_list="${files[*]}"
command="tar -cf $archive $file_list"
echo "$command"
archive A tar archive groups paths into one file.
array expansion `"${files[*]}"` joins array elements with spaces for display.
command plan This example builds command text without touching the filesystem.