Zip Files

[SugarBlush]

Do you know how to unzip files in Linux?? Please I need your help.

[weblord]

If a file ends in .zip (for example, file.zip) type:
unzip file.zip

If a file ends in .tar (e.g., file.tar) type:
tar -xvf file.tar

If a file ends in .gz (for example, file.gz) type:
gzip -d file.gz

If a file ends in .tar.gz (e.g. file.tar.gz) type:
gzip -d file.tar.gz
and then
tar -xvf file.tar

If a file ends in .tgz (e.g. file.tgz)

[SugarBlush]

Originally Posted by weblord

If a file ends in .zip (for example, file.zip) type:
unzip file.zip

If a file ends in .tar (e.g., file.tar) type:
tar -xvf file.tar

If a file ends in .gz (for example, file.gz) type:
gzip -d file.gz

If a file ends in .tar.gz (e.g. file.tar.gz) type:
gzip -d file.tar.gz
and then
tar -xvf file.tar

If a file ends in .tgz (e.g. file.tgz)

You mean renaming it??

[weblord]

pick any extension it has, then use that command. if you rename it's file extension it won't work.

[SugarBlush]

I don't get it. Sorry I'm not a computer whizz or something.

[Arthur]

(I'm not really that familiar with Linux...)

I think he means you need to type it in the Run command (or similar) in Linux whatever you're compressed file is.

[Sava]

if you have a zip use: unzip archive.zip

if you have a tgz archive: tar - zxvf archive.tgz

If you wanna convert rar or zip archives to tgz use Total Commander. It's the easiest way to do it