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Create a tar or tar.gz archive with a date using the ISO 8601 format. 1. Install the functions with your aliases (ex: .bash_profile MacOS) 2. Usage: tard folder tarzd folder
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alias_tar.sh
function tard { tar cvf $1-$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ).tar $1;}
export tard
function tarzd { tar cvfz $1-$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ).tar.gz $1;}
export tarzd
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