newbie: Why can't use tar -cvfz ???

ilrainyday

I type following:

     tar -cvfz pack.tar.gz test.txt test1.txt

then Linux report:

     tar: pack.tar.gz:cannot stat:no such file or directory
     test.txt
     test1.txt
     tar:error exit delayed form previous errors.

why??!! I'm sure I have those file under my working diretory.
where is error I make??

twlkwind

try to use tar cvzf

ilrainyday

well ,thanks ,everything is ok.
but,what distinction between "tar -czfv"and "tar czfv"??

twlkwind

tar doesn't need '-' and 'f' must be the last parameter which means 'file'.