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How to use password protection with the Linux tar command?

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Mar 15, 202626858 views
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How can I use password protection with the command in Linux? I'm new to Linux so please explain to me with simple usage.

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As far as I know tar doesn't provide this service. You could use 7zip instead, which does offer encrypted archives. What you can also do is use in addition to tar: This will give you a password protected archive.

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