.tar.Z file format
compression
# compress filename.tar
decompress
# zcat filename.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
.tar.gz file format
compression
# tar cvf - folder | gzip > filename.tar.gz
decompress
# gunzip -c filename.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
.zip file format
decompress
# unzip filename.zip
.tgz file format
decompress
# gzip -d filename.tgz | tar -xvf -
Note that AIX does not have an unzip program installed by default, you need to install it first.
refer to:
Unzip .tar.Z, .tar.gz, .zip and .tgz on AIX
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