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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4459- May 27, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4459- May 27, 2025
 
 
TAR ONLY THE FILES 
To tar only files (not
 subdirectories) in the
 current directory use
 this command:
 
 $ tar cvf files.tar ./`ls -l | grep -v '^d' | awk '{ print $9 }'`
 
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