Command Description
compress filename Compressed filename
(filename will be replaced
by filename.Z(it will add .Z extension)
uncompress filename Expand filename.Z into its original
size and remove .Z extension
(Reverse of compress command)
gunzip filename.gz Expand filename.gz into its original size
and remove .gz extension
gzip filename Compress filename with GNU zip(gzip) and
add .gz extension
zip zipname files Create an archive compressed file called
which contains all files
unzip filename.zip Extract files from filename.zip.
(Reverse of zip command)
unarj filename.arj Extract files from filename.arj
tar Create tape archives and add or extract files
(use man tar for more information)
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