tar [flags] destinationFileName sourceFileName
# -c Create a new archive. We use this flag whenever we need to create a new archive.
# -z Use gzip compression. When we specify this flag, it means that archive will be created using gzip compression.
# -v Provide verbose output. Providing the -v flag shows details of the files compressed.
# -f Archive file name. Archive file names are mapped using the -f flag.
# -x Extract from a compressed file. We use this flag when files need to be extracted from an archive.