c/linuxmemes · by TotallyNotCommunist@lemmygrad.ml · 3y

High quality diagram explaining how to decompress tar files

48 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world

12 Comments

deeply_moving_queef@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 3y (4 replies)

tar -xzvf file.tar.gz

I remember the flags with a very silly mnemonic.

extract zee veryimportant files

sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 3y

extract zee vital files

nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 3y

eXtract Zee Vucking Files

Also works for the reverse:

Compress Zee Vucking Files

(Swap Zee for All if you want it to auto detect compression)

TotallyNotCommunist@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y

Is there a difference between using -xzvf and -xf? I always just chose the shortest one, I hope it doesn't matter much, my muscle memory is already too high

drew_belloc@programming.dev · 0 pts · 3y

I just created a python script so i can use [openarch {file extension} {file}]

tar_xf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

I'm on it.

WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi · 3 pts · 3y

There's a lot to unpack.

gaybear@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

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