Compress and decompress commands under linux

1、zip

Compression: zip filename.zip dirname
decompression: unzip FileName.zip

2 、 tar

Packing: tar cvf FileName.tar DirName
Unpacking: tar xvf FileName.tar

3、gz

Compression: gzip FileName
decompression: gzip -d FileName.gz
gunzip FileName.gz

4 、 tar.gz 和 .tgz

Compression: tar zcvf FileName.tar.gz DirName
decompression: tar zxvf FileName.tar.gz

5 、 .bz2

Compression: bzip2 -z FileName
Decompression: bzip2 -d FileName.bz2
bunzip2 FileName.bz2

6 tar .tar.bz2

Compression: tar jcvf FileName.tar.bz2 DirName
decompression: tar jxvf FileName.tar.bz2

7、.rar

Compress: rar a FileName.rar DirName
decompress: rar x FileName.rar

The gzip command
has two obvious advantages in reducing file size. One is that it can reduce storage space, and the other is that it can reduce the transfer time when transferring files over the network. gzip is a command often used in Linux systems to compress and decompress files, which is convenient and easy to use.