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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.
Other File Types
.bz2
bunzip2 filename.bz2
.gz
gunzip filename.gz
Note: Files such as tinycore.gz, tc-install.gz and nettools.gz, are different. See below.
.rar
unrar x filename.rar
.xz
unlzma filename.xz
.Z
uncompress filename.Z
.zip
unzip filename.zip
.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
tinycore.gz, tc-install.gz and nettools.gz
To extract files such as tinycore.gz, tc-install.gz and nettools.gz, use
zcat tc-install.gz | sudo cpio -i -H newc -d
Extract a .deb file
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
Extract an .rpm file
To extract an .rpm file, use
cd directory rpm2cpio filename.rpm | cpio -vid
