tar / find / rsync command builder
Three tabs, each a form that builds a real command with flag-by-flag explanations below. Copy when ready — settings sync to the URL.
tar options
Mode
Compression
Archive file
Paths to archive
One per line or comma-separated.
Extract to directory (-C)
Command
find options
Start path
Name mode
Name pattern
Type
Max depth
Size
Size unit
Modified time
Time filter
+7 days = changed MORE than 7 days ago. -7 = within the last week.
Action
Exec command (before {})
{} is replaced with each path. Ends with \; (one file per run) or + (batch).
Command
rsync options
Source
Destination
SSH port (-e)
Exclude patterns
One pattern per line.
Command
About this tool
tar, find, and rsync are the three commands you look up every few months. This builder assembles the flags you need and explains each one — including the find -mtime sign confusion and the rsync trailing-slash gotcha.