TestOut Linux Pro Practice Test 2025 – Complete Exam Prep Guide

Creating a tarball in Linux typically involves using the `tar` command with specific options to bundle together files and directories into a single archive file. The correct way to create a tarball is by specifying the desired archive file name followed by the directory or files you want to include in that archive.

The command begins with `tar`, which is the program responsible for creating and manipulating tar archives. The option `-c` stands for "create," indicating that you want to create a new archive. The `-v` option stands for "verbose," which provides a listing of files being processed, while the `-f` option is used to specify the filename of the archive being created. Therefore, the format for the command should be `tar -cvf [archive_name].tar [directory]`, where `[archive_name].tar` is the name you want to give your tarball and `[directory]` is the path to the directory (or files) you want to include in the archive.

This method correctly structures the command to first specify the name of the output archive and then the source of the data to be archived. Other choices provided do not follow this order, leading to their incorrectness. For example, the choice that suggests placing