How do I password protect a .tgz file with tar in Unix?

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Mar 15, 2026194573 views

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I'm using the Unix tar command as follows to tar up a directory and its files: Is there a way to password protect the .tgz file? I've created password-protected ZIP files on Windows so I would assume Unix has the same capability. Any ideas?

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tar cvzf fileToTar.tgz directoryToTar

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