Linux file archive compression and decompression

Archive Management

• tar [parametric] Xxx.tar file

–c Generating the archive file, creating a packaged file

-V lists the detailed process of archive files, showing progress

-f Specifies the file name, after F must be a. tar file

-T lists the files contained in the archive

-X Unlock file archive

Cases:

1) Packaging files

2) Unzip the file

Unzip the file to the specified path: TAR–XVF packaged file name –C path

File Compression Decompression

• gzip [Options] Compressed files

-D Decompression

-R compresses all subdirectories

TAR-ZCVF: Package and Compress

TAR-ZXVF: Decompression

• bz2

1) Tar jcvf xxx.bz2 file (compressed bz2 file)

2) Tar jxvf xxx.bz2 file (unzip bz2 file)

• Zip, unzip

1) Zip [-r] Xxx.zip file

2) Unzip–d folder Xxx.zip

Note:

Linux commonly used compression format. bz2. gz. zip

Zip in Windows can be used directly, the other two formats of compressed files may need to install special decompression software

Linux file archive compression and decompression