tar xzvf myarchive.tar.gz= Extract myarchive.tar.gz to current path (xtract ze v'ing files).x= Extract.z= Decompress with gzip (only works with extracting tar.gz or .tgz tarballs).v= Be verbose.f= Work in file mode (rather than tape mode).
tar czvf myarchive.tar.gz dir1/ dir2/= Create myarchive.tar.gz from dir1 and dir2 (create ze v'ing files).
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7za x myarchive.7z= Extract myarchive.7z to current path (DO NOT USE THE 'e' SWITCH, USE 'x' INSTEAD TO PRESERVE FILEPATHS). -
7za a -mx=10 myarchive.7z dir1/ dir2/= Create myarchive.7z from dir1 and dir2.-mx=9= Use max compression level.-myx=9= Use max analysis level.
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Settings for maximum compression:
7z a -t7z -mx=9 -mfb=273 -ms -md=31 -myx=9 -mtm=- -mmt -mmtf -md=1536m -mmf=bt3 -mmc=10000 -mpb=0 -mlc=0 myarchive.7z dir/
| Method | Ratio | Compress MB/s | Decompress |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0.99 | 504 | 686 |
| lzo | 1.66 | 398 | 442 |
| zlib | 2.58 | 65 | 241 |
| zstd 1 | 2.57 | 260 | 383 |
| zstd 3 | 2.71 | 174 | 408 |
| zstd 6 | 2.87 | 70 | 398 |
| zstd 9 | 2.92 | 43 | 406 |
| zstd 12 | 2.93 | 21 | 408 |
| zstd 15 | 3.01 | 11 | 354 |
| compression algorithms | gzip | bzip2 | xz | lzip | lzma | zstd |
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| Archive formats | tar | zip | 7z | tar.gz |
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