Create a tar.xz in one command

Question

I am trying to create a .tar.xz compressed archive in one command. What is the specific syntax for that?

I have tried tar cf - file | xz file.tar.xz

Answer 1

Try this: tar -cf file.tar file-to-compress ; xz -z file.tar

Note:

1. tar.gz and tar.xz are not the same; xz provides better compression.
2. Don't use pipe | because this runs commands simultaneously. Using ; or & executes commands one after another.