Unpack

To unpack files under Linux, you need to know what file format your file is. Frequently used are

• .tar
• .tar.gz
• .tgz
• .zip
• .bzip
• .rar
• .sda

If you want to be sure about the file format, open a console and use the file command like this:

# file Blue-1.7.tar
Blue-1.7.tar: POSIX tar archive (GNU)

Here are file formats and how to unpack them:

• .tar : tar xvf file.tar
• .tar.gz : tar xvzf file.tar