Linux common Commands-Compression decompression commands

gzip [file]

Compressed file format. GZ, this command only compresses files and cannot compress the directory. And this command does not retain the source file after compression

gunzip [file] or gzip-d [file]

Unzip the. Gz zip file

tar [-ZCVF] [file name after compression] [directory]

Package Directory

Compressed file format. tar.gz

-C Packaging

-X Decompression

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-F Specify File name

-Z Package simultaneous compression

tar [-ZXVF] [unzip file name] [directory]

Zip [file name after compression] [files]: Compressed file, This command does not have gzip compression ratio high

[-R] [file name after compression] [contents]: Compressed directory

Compressed file format. zip

Note: If you compress the directory without the-R, then the compressed file only has the root directory file name, and no subdirectories and contents

bzip2 [-K] [compressed file] Compression ratio highest

-K to preserve source files after compression

Example of working with tar: TAR-CJF testfile.tar.bz2 testfile, change Z to F, Note that after f you should immediately pick up the file or directory name, do not add parameters, or it will be an error, such as TAR-CFJ TESTFILE.TAR.BZ2 testfile is wrong.

BUNZIP2 [-K] [compressed file]

-K to preserve source files after compression

Example of working with tar: TAR-XJF testfile.tar.bz2, change Z to F, Note that after f you should immediately pick up the file or directory name, do not add parameters, otherwise it will be an error, such as TAR-CFJ testfile.tar.bz2 Testfile is wrong.

Linux common Commands-Compression decompression commands