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Here are the most practical [[commands]] to pack and unpack files in a [[console]]:
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Here are the most practical [[commands]] to pack and unpack files in a [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_Line_Interface console]:
  
 
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Revision as of 21:22, 17 December 2011

Here are the most practical commands to pack and unpack files in a console:

Unpacking

unrar 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

See also