Extract tgz, tar.gz, tbz, tar.bz2, tar.xz files and others

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.

bunzip2 filename.bz2

gunzip filename.gz

unrar x filename.rar

unlzma filename.xz

uncompress filename.Z

unzip filename.zip

7z x filename.7z

  .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

To extract a .deb file, use

cd directory
ar vx filename.deb
tar -xzvf data.tar.gz

Another option is to use

cd directory
ar p filename.deb data.tar.gz | tar xz

To extract an .rpm file, use

cd directory
|rpm2cpio filename.rpm | cpio -vid