Linux: Extract tar zip gzip lzip bzip2 xz rar
here's how to unarchive or decompress files.
Extract Tar File (.tar)
# extract .tar file tar xvf filename
# extract .tar.gz .tgz file tar xvfz filename
# extract tar.bz2 .bz2 .tbz2 file tar xvfj filename
# extract .tar.xz file tar xvfJ filename
# List content of .tar tar -tvf filename
unzip (.zip)
unzip filename
Decompress gzip (.gz)
gzip -d filename
gunzip filename
Extract lzip (.lz)
You have to install lzip. At https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
lzip -d filename
Decompress bzip2 (.bz2)
bzip2 -d filename
Decompress xz (.xz)
xz -d filename
Extract rar file (.rar)
unrar e fileName
or
7z x fileName