Compression and decompression of rar and zip files in Linux

Article Title: compression and decompression of rar and zip files in Linux. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

1. zip

In Linux, an unzip program is provided to decompress the file. The decompression command is:

Unzip filename.zip

A zip program is also provided to compress the zip file. The command is

Zip filename.zip files

The file will be compressed to filename.zip.

2. rar

Because rar is a paid software, linux does not have the software that is pressurized and decompressed. You can go to rar official website http://www.rarsoft.com download trial version

After installation, available commands

Unrar e filename.rar decompress the file

Rar a files filename will compress filesinto filename.rar. Note that rar will automatically add a suffix after your file. Rar.