Linux CLI Make a Tar.Gz with Tar.Gz First-level Directories

Question

Currently, I use this command to make tar.gz archives:

sudo tar -zcpvf archive.tar.gz directory1 directory2 directory3

Is there a way to compress multiple archives like above, but instead of compressing regular folders, have tar make sub tar.gz files? So, for example, I want to be able to make archive.tar.gz and see it contain directory1.tar.gz, directory2.tar.gz and directory3.tar.gz on the first level folders only.

I know I can compress directory1, directory2, and directory3 individually and then add them to another archive, but is there a way to do what I'm asking with one command?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '16 at 09:27

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No other way than compressing directory1, directory2 and directory3 beforehand, sorry.

answered Feb 16 '16 at 09:27

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Of course, you can build a command to do the whole zipping as a one-liner. – Oct Feb 16 '16 at 09:27

Linux CLI Make a Tar.Gz with Tar.Gz First-level Directories

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