How to create an archive using tar in Linux?

 You can create a tar archive on two ways like below.

• To create an archive of a directory and its contents:
  • tar -cvf name.tar /path/to/directory
    
• To create an archive of certfain files:
  • tar -cvf name.tar /path/to/file1 /path/to/file2 /path/to/file3