title: Linux tar - just create the .snar file
body: <pre><code>tar -zcpf backup.tar.gz -g files.snar /path/to/folder
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  <p>creates a compressed archive of all the files under /path/to/folder.  No issues there.  However, I have no particular use for the backup.tar.gz file once I have the files.snar file.</p>
  <p>How do I get tar to simply create files.snar and not the actual .gz file?  Sure I can delete it later but it sounds like an unnecessary operation. I have attempted to play around with /dev/null but my knowledge of how it works is rather limited.</p>