How to make tar ,GZ AND ZIP file.

How to make tar ,GZ AND ZIP file.
tar -zcvf  index.tar.gz  index.html
gzip -c file1  > foo.gz
How to make UNtar ,UNGZ AND UNZIP file.
tar -zxvf  index.tar.gz
gunzip filename.gz
unzip filename.zip







create:
tar -cvf mystuff.tar mystuff/
tar -czvf mystuff.tgz mystuff/
extracting:
tar -xvf mystuff.tar
tar -xzvf mystuff.tgz
testing/viewing:
tar -tvf mystuff.tar
tar -tzvf mystuff.tgz