% compression

# Create a tar containing files
tar cf <name>.tar <files>

# Extract the files from a tar
tar xf <tar_file>

# Create a tar with Gzip compression
tar czf <name>.tar.gz <files>

# Compress file and appends .gz to its name
gzip <path>

# Decompress compressed file
gzip -d <gz_file>

$ path: ls
$ tar_file: ls *.{tar,tar.*} 2>/dev/null
$ gz_file: ls *.gz