Linux Essentials-compression, decompression commands

Compression format: gz,bz2,xz,zip,z

2. Compress:filename.z Early Compression commands

   Uncompress

4. Gzip:. GZ can only compress files

   Gzip/path/to/somefile: The source file is deleted when compression is complete

   -D: Unzip

   -#:1-9 specifies that the compression ratio is 6 by default;

   Gunzip

   Gunzip/path/to/somefile.gz: The original file will be deleted when the decompression is complete

   Zcat/path/to/somefile.gz: In the case of no pressure, view the contents of the text file;

6. Bzip2: .bz2  can only compress files

   Compression tool that is larger than gzip compression, uses a format similar to

        bzip2 / Path/to/somefile: The source file

            -k: Keep Compressed original file

             -#:1-9 specifies that the compression ratio is 6 by default;

         bunzip2  unzip

            bunzip2 /path/to/somefile.bz2 

        bcat/path/to/ somefile.bz2

   
   

8. XZ:. XZ can only compress files

   Compression tool that is larger than gzip compression, uses a format similar to

   Xz/path/to/somefile: The source file is deleted when compression is complete

   -D: Unzip

   -K: Keep Compressed original file

   -#:1-9 specifies that the compression ratio is 6 by default;

   UNXZ Decompression

   Unxz/path/to/somefile.xz

   Xzdec Decompression
   

   Xzcat/path/to/somefile.xz

10. Zip: Compressible directory, compression by default does not delete the original file (both archived and compressed)

    Zip filename.zip FILE1 FILE2 ...

    Zip Test.zip test/*
    

    Uzip: Unzip

12. Tar: Archive tool (archive not compressed)

    -C: Create an archive file

    -F: Specify the Archive file name

    -X: Expand Archive file

    --xattrs: Preserve extended properties of files when archiving

    -T: Do not expand archiving to view archived files

    -V: Show more information

    
    

    -ZCF: Archive and invoke gzip compression

    -ZXF: Call gzip to unzip and expand archive-Z option to omit (same as below)

    
    

    -jcf:bzip2

    -JXF:

    -jcf:xz

    -JXF:

    
    

    
    

Linux Essentials-compression, decompression commands