cli-tarHow do I unzip a tar.gz file in Unix?
To unzip a tar.gz file in Unix, use the following command:
tar -xzf <file_name>.tar.gz
This command will extract the contents of the tar.gz file into the current directory.
The command parts are:
tar: The tar command is used to create, modify, and extract tar archives.-xzf: This option tells tar to extract the contents of the tar.gz file.-x: Extract files from an archive.-z: Filter the archive through gzip.-f: Use the following tar archive for the operation.
<file_name>.tar.gz: The name of the tar.gz file to be extracted.
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