[Dave]

ahhh -p thank you!

[wackomoo]

tar -pczf name_of_your_archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory

-c, --create
create a new archive
-f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F
use archive file or device F (default "-", meaning stdin/stdout)
-z, --gzip, --ungzip
filter the archive through gzip
-p, --preserve-permissions
extract all protection information

[Dave]

As per the title, in linux using 'tar' how do I create a .tar.gz archive whilst keeping the directory stucture and file permission/owner intact?

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