File Compression

tgz

  • compress
    • standard: tar cvfz <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>
    • fast: tar -I pigz -cvf <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>
    • fast with best compression: tar -I "pigz --best" -cvf <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>
  • view files in archive: tar -tf <filename>.tgz
  • test archive
    • standard: gunzip -t <filename>.tgz
    • fast: pigz -t <filename>.tgz

zip

  • test a zip archive: unzip -t <filename>.zip

bz2

  • unpack: bzip2 -dk <filename>.bz2

gzip

  • test .gz files: gzip -v -t <file>.gz
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