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# Tar Retain File Permissions

To retain file permissions we can use `czf` argument with `tar` command.

## Example

```bash
tar czf {TAR_NAME}.tar.gz {NAME_DIRECTORY_TO_COMPRESS}
```

***Source:*** [***Unix - StackExchange***](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/46971)