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CompTIA Linux+ XK0-006 · Domain 1: System management

Backup and restore: tar, gzip/xz/bzip2, rsync, dd, cpio

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Last reviewed September 30, 2026 · Leer en español

Backups are only useful if you can restore from them, so it helps to understand what each tool captures and how to get the data back. Linux+ tests the classic command-line tools and their key options, and expects you to pick the right one for a scenario: an archive of files, an efficient mirror, a raw disk image, or a file list piped from find.

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