How do I tar a directory without retaining the directory structure?

Question

I\'m working on a backup script and want to tar up a file directory:

tar czf ~/backup.tgz /home/username/drupal/sites/default/files

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Answer 1

Kindly use the below command to generate tar file without directory structure

tar -C  -cvzf  filename1 filename2... filename N

eg:

tar -C /home/project/files -cvzf /home/project/files/test.tar.gz text1.txt text2.txt