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===Investigation 1: How do you create an archive file?===
{{Admon/note|Use fedora3|Perform these steps in the '''fedora3''' virtual machine.}}
#Change your working directory to <code>/usr/share/doc/sudo*</code>
#Use the tar (tape archiver) command to create an archive file named <code>/tmp/archive1.tar</code>
#*<code>tar cvf /tmp/archive1.tar .</code>
{{Admon/important | Warning! | Don't miss the '''.''' at the end of the <code>tar</code> commands below! It specifies what should go into the archive: the contents of the current directory.}}
#What do the options c, v, and f mean?
#Record the archive file size.