/Shell/Bash/Bash command for unzipping tar.gz files

Bash command for unzipping tar.gz files

# Basic syntax:
tar -zxvf file.tar.gz

# Where:
#	- x tells tar to extract the files
#	- v tells the command to list all of the files in the archive
#	- z tells the tar command to uncompress the file (gzip)
#	- f tells tar that you are going to give it a file name to work with

Source: interserver.net

Unrachive .tar.gz


tar -xvzf community_images.tar.gz
Also, to extract in a specific directory

for eg. to extract the archive into a custom my_images directory .

tar -xvzf community_images.tar.gz -C my_images

Source: askubuntu.com

Extract tar gz

tar xvzf file.tar.gz

Similar codes

0 vote243 views1 answer
Rubocop gem install specific version
Shell/Bash
1 vote231 views1 answer
Bash store script output in variable
Shell/Bash
0 vote256 views1 answer
Git log with branch tree
Shell/Bash
0 vote259 views1 answer
Qusar framework install jest
Shell/Bash
0 vote236 views1 answer
Draw.io download linux
Shell/Bash
1 vote246 views1 answer
Delete commit from PR
Shell/Bash
12 votes256 views4 answers
Git return to last commit
Shell/Bash
0 vote293 views1 answer
Clipboard manager linux unity
Shell/Bash
0 vote273 views1 answer
Grub download
Shell/Bash
0 vote254 views2 answers
Yum install gcc
Shell/Bash