File Compression

tgz

• compress

  • standard: tar cvfz <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>

  • fast: tar -I pigz -cvf <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>

  • fast with best compression: tar -I "pigz --best" -cvf <target_file>.tgz <source_files_or_dir>

• view files in archive: tar -tf <filename>.tgz

• test archive

  • standard: gunzip -t <filename>.tgz

  • fast: pigz -t <filename>.tgz

zip

• test a zip archive: unzip -t <filename>.zip

bz2

• unpack: bzip2 -dk <filename>.bz2

gzip

• test .gz files: gzip -v -t <file>.gz