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Extract tgz, tar.gz, tbz, tar.bz2, and tar.xz files
To extract a tgz, tar.gz, tbz, tar.bz2, or tar.xz file, open the terminal and type
cd directory tar -xvf filename
If the file is owned by root, you may need to use sudo.
Other File Types
.zip
unzip filename.zip
.gz
gunzip filename.gz
.bz2
bunzip2 filename.bz2
.rar
unrar x filename.rar
.Z
uncompress filename.Z
.xz
unlzma filename.xz
.7z
7z x filename.7z
Equivalent File Types
.tgz is equivalent to .tar.gz .tbz and .tb2 are equivalent to .tar.bz2 .taz is equivalent to .tar.Z .tlz is equivalent to .tar.lz .txz is equivalent to .tar.xz
