For Windows — Tar

To verify installation:

tar --version Expected output: tar (GNU tar) 1.32 or higher. tar for windows

:: Compress with maximum gzip (slowest, smallest) tar -czvf --options gzip:compression-level=9 backup.tar.gz largefolder/ :: Exclude .tmp and .log files tar -czf backup.tar.gz --exclude="*.tmp" --exclude="*.log" data/ :: Include only .txt files tar -czf texts.tar.gz --include="*.txt" data/ 4.4 Handling Long Paths (>260 chars) Windows tar supports long paths natively if enabled in system policy. To force: To verify installation: tar --version Expected output: tar