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 powerful but easy to mistype. tar flag order matters. find's -mtime +7 means "older than seven days," which is the opposite of what many people assume. rsync treats./folder and ./folder/ differently — the trailing slash changes what gets copied.
This builder assembles real commands from forms and explains each flag below the output. Use rsync dry-run and find -print before destructive actions like -delete. Settings sync to the URL so you can share an exact command recipe.