tar.gz file naming and compression decompression method

tar.gz file naming

Tar is to make a file into a package, not compressed;

GZ is compressed with a. Tar file that is packed in gzip.

So it became a. tar.gz file

Compression

# tar Cvfz backup.tar.gz/xxx/

-C,--create
Create a new archive

-V,--verbose
verbosely List Files processed

-F,--file [hostname:]f
Use archive file or device F (default/dev/rmt0)

-Z,--gzip,--ungzip
Filter the archive through Gzip decompression

TAR-ZXVF xxx.tar.gz

This will generate a folder named after the file name

-Z,--gzip,--ungzip
Filter the archive through gzip

-X,--extract,--get
Extract files from an archive

-V,--verbose
verbosely List Files processed

-F,--file [hostname:]f
Use archive file or device F (default/dev/rmt0)

view a list of files

Tar-tvzf *.tar.gz

-T,--list
List the contents of an archive

remaining Options

-R,--append
Append files to the end of an archive Read more:tar,gzip how to use

1. Compress a set of files as tar.gz suffixes.
# tar cvf backup.tar/etc # gzip-q Backup.tar
Or
# tar Cvfz backup.tar.gz/etc/

2. Release a file with a suffix of tar.gz.
# gunzip backup.tar.gz #tar xvf Backup.tar
Or
# tar Xvfz backup.tar.gz

3. Complete the compression with one command
#tar CVF-/etc/| GZIP-QC > backup.tar.gz

4. Complete the release with one command
#gunzip-C backup.tar.gz | Tar xvf-

5. How to unpack the tar. Z's file.
# tar Xvfz backup.tar.z
Or
# uncompress Backup.tar.z #tar xvf Backup.tar

6. How to unlock the. tgz file.
#gunzip backup.tgz

7. How to compress and decompress. bz2 package.
#bzip2/etc/smb.conf This compresses the file smb.conf into smb.conf.bz2
#bunzip2/etc/smb.conf.bz2 This will restore smb.conf.bz2 to smb.conf in the current directory
Note: the. BZ2 compression format is not very common and can be man bzip2

8. How to unzip the TAR.BZ2 package.

Tar jxf linux-2.8.18.8.tar.bz2