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I remember those 2 and thats all I need.
tar -extrakt ze file
tar -compress ze file
Nope - it was Unix not Linux. The minus makes the command invalid on many Unix versions of tar (though most modern BSD versions allow it)
Gonna blow up then I guess
Tar Xtract Ze Vucking File
Edit: apparently someone else already mentioned this, oops
tar -extract -file
tar -compress -xz -file
tar -extract -any -file is easier, auto detect the compression based on filename.
I think GNU tar automatically detects the compression, making
-a
unnecessary in that case.And
-z
.tar -xf foo.tar.{gz,xz,zstd,...}
will work perfectly fine.