cli-tarHow do I extract a tar.gz file using the command line?

To extract a tar.gz file using the command line, use the following syntax:

tar -xzvf <filename>.tar.gz

The parts of the code are as follows:

• tar: the command to extract files
• -xzvf: the options for the command, which stands for "extract, gzip, verbose, file"
• <filename>.tar.gz: the name of the file to be extracted

The output of the command should look something like this:

x file_1.txt
x file_2.txt
x file_3.txt

This shows the command successfully extracting the files in the tar.gz archive.

Helpful links

• GNU Tar Manual
• How To Extract Tar.gz Files Using Linux Command Line

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