Difference between revisions of "Packing and unpacking files"
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| − | When using really large files, for example when you [[clone a computer]] it pays to use a program that can use all your processor threads in parallel. pigz is a good choice for that. | + | When using really large files, for example when you [[clone a computer]] it pays to use a program that can use all your processor threads in parallel. pigz is a good choice for that. To draw a backup from your harddisk: |
| + | cat /dev/sda | pigz -c >test | ||
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| + | Unpacking can then be done with | ||
| + | pigz -d -c test >/dev/sd''x'' | ||
= See also = | = See also = | ||
* [[cpio]] | * [[cpio]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 20 March 2015
Here are the most practical commands to pack and unpack files in a console:
Unpacking
unrar -kb x filename.rar
unzip filename.zip
bunzip2 filename.bz2
tar xvf filename.tar
tar xvzf filename.tar.gz
Packing
tar cvzf targetfile.tar.gz /sourcedir
tar cvf targetfile.tar /sourcedir
When using really large files, for example when you clone a computer it pays to use a program that can use all your processor threads in parallel. pigz is a good choice for that. To draw a backup from your harddisk:
cat /dev/sda | pigz -c >test
Unpacking can then be done with
pigz -d -c test >/dev/sdx
