creating .tar.gz file

srini_sun has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi All,

I am creating zip file using Zip::Archive module. But my customer want
+s to make .tar.gz file instead of .zip file.

Please suggest me how to achieve this using a PERL script? 

1.Whetehr I have to use Archive::tar??
2.Whetehr I can use Unix comamnd tar / gzip to make .tar.gz file?

Please suggest me also give me a code snippet to make .tar.gz file 

Thanks
Sri
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