tar/zip commands for unix tape archives:

cd ~/www/perplex

tar cvf /tmp/sun.binaries.tar bin
gzip /tmp/sun.binaries.tar
mv /tmp/sun.binaries.tar.gz /tar_gzip

tar cvf /tmp/perplex.tar examples special datafiles graphics sources tutorial
gzip /tmp/perplex.tar
mv /tmp/perplex.tar.gz /tar_gzip

cp -r /tar_gzip /export/ftp/pub/perplex/tar_gzip