How can I rename the .tar.gz file without extracting the contents and creating a new .tar.gz file in UBUNTU?

Question

I have a command that will create a new .tar.gz

file from an existing one,

 sudo tar -zcvf Existing.tar.gz New.tar.gz

this command will create a new file New.tar.gz

from an existing file Existing.tar.gz

.

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to rename the deleted file without creating a new one?

Thank.

+3

Madhu June 15. 17 at 7:52

1 answer

arkascha · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-15T07:58:58+0000

The easiest way is to simply rename ("move") the file:

mv Existing.tar.gz New.tar.gz