=====Tar=====
required commands
^  -c or --create  |Create an archive file |
^  -t or --list  |List the contents of an archive |
^  -x or --extract  |Extract an archive |

The following tar command general options are often included:
^  -v or --verbose  |Show the files that are being archived or extracted during the tar operation |
^  -f or --file  |Follow this option with the archive file name to create or open |
^  -p or --preserve-permissions  |Preserve the original file permissions when extracting |
^  --xattrs  |Enable extended attribute support, and store extended file attributes |
^  --selinux  |Enable SELinux context support, and store SELinux file contexts
^  -C  |specify directory where you will extract the tar file |

The following tar command compression options are used to select an algorithm:
^  -a or --auto-compress  |Use the archive's suffix to determine the algorithm to use |
^  -z or --gzip  |Use the gzip compression algorithm, which results in a .tar.gz suffix |
^  -j or --bzip2  |Use the bzip2 compression algorithm, which results in a .tar.bz2 suffix |
^  -J or --xz  |Use the xz compression algorithm, which results in a .tar.xz suffix |