• Use the gzip and gunzip commands

    • The gzip command is used to compress commands. The generated compressed files end in. Gz, while the gunzip command is used to decompress files end in.
    • Grammar:
    • Gzip -v Specifies the name of the file
    • Gunzip -v Specifies the name of the file
    • The -v option displays the compression ratio of the compressed file or information when the file is decompressed

  • Using the tar command tar is a command line tool for file packaging. The tar command can archive a series of files into a large file or unpack the file to recover data. In general, tar is mainly used for packaging and unpacking. The common parameters of the tar command are as follows:

    • -c: Generates an archive file
    • -v: Indicates the detailed process of exhausting archive files
    • -f: Specifies the file name
    • -r: appends the file to the end of the file
    • -z: compresses or decompresses files in gzip format
    • -j: compresses or decompresses files in bzip2 format
    • -d: compares files with files in the current directory
    • -x: Unlocks the file

Such as:

#tar -cvf yy.tar aa tt  	// Archive the aa and TT files in the current directory as yy.tar
#tar -xvf yy.tar 			// Retrieve data from yy.tar file
#tar -czvf yy.tar.gz aa tt	// Archive the AA and TT files in the current directory and compress them into Yy.tar.gz
#tar -xzvf yy.tar.gz		// Decompress the yy.tar.gz file and restore data
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