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[–] deeply_moving_queef@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

tar -xzvf file.tar.gz

I remember the flags with a very silly mnemonic.

extract zee veryimportant files

[–] sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

extract zee vital files

:)

[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

eXtract Zee Vucking Files

Also works for the reverse:

Compress Zee Vucking Files

(Swap Zee for All if you want it to auto detect compression)

[–] TotallyNotCommunist@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is there a difference between using -xzvf and -xf? I always just chose the shortest one, I hope it doesn't matter much, my muscle memory is already too high

[–] drew_belloc@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

I just created a python script so i can use [openarch {file extension} {file}]

[–] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 1 year ago

There's a lot to unpack.

[–] tar_xf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] gaybear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

what happened to this image

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