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linux file compression

Forest0923 edited this page Mar 20, 2021 · 1 revision

Usage

Extension Compression Decompression
zip zip -r output.zip dir unzip input.zip
tar tar -cvf output.tar dir tar -xvf input.tar
tar.gz tar -acvf output.tar.gz dir tar -xvf input.tar.gz
tar.bz2 tar -acvf output.tar.bz2 dir tar -xvf input.tar.bz2
tar.xz tar -acvf output.tar.xz dir tar -xvf input.tar.xz
lzh lha -c output.lzh dir lha -x input.lzh
bz2 bzip2 -z input.file bzip2 -dk input.bz2

Meaning of options (tar)

Option Meaning
-a --auto-compress
-c --create
-v --verbose
-f --file=ARCHIVE
-x --extract

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