Compress and Decompress

Question 1

How do you archive using tar?

Answer 1

tar -c -f filename.tar source

Question 2

How do you extract using tar?

Answer 2

tar -x -f filename.tar

Question 3

How do you compress using gzip?

Answer 3

gzip filename.gz source
gzip -k filename.gz source

Question 4

How do you decompress using gzip?

Answer 4

gzip -d filename.gz
gunzip filename.gz

Question 5

How do you compress using tar and gzip?

Answer 5

tar -c -z -f filename.tgz source

Question 6

How do you compress using bzip2?

Answer 6

bzip2 filename.bz2 source
bzip2 -k filename.bz2 source

Question 7

How do you decompress using bzip2?

Answer 7

bzip2 -d filename.bz2
bunzip2 filename.bz2

Question 8

How do you compress using tar and bzip2?

Answer 8

tar -c -j -f filename.tbz source

Question 9

How do you compress using xz?

Answer 9

xz filename.xz source
xz -k filename.xz source

Question 10

How do you decompress using xz?

Answer 10

xz -d filename.xz
unxz filename.xz

Question 11

How do you compress using tar and xz?

Answer 11

tar -c -J filename.txz