Tar

tar usage, compression formats, and archive management.

Extracting tar.gz files in Linux with the tar command

Oct 7, 2026 • 9 min read

How to Extract (Unzip) tar.gz Files in Linux

Extract (untar) tar.gz and tgz archives with the tar command. Covers extracting to a directory, pulling specific files, wildcards, stdin piping, and listing archive contents.

Creating a tar.gz archive file in Linux using the tar command

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

How to Create a tar.gz File in Linux

Create tar.gz and tgz files in Linux with the tar command. Covers directories, wildcards, exclusions, archive paths, and the -C option.

Aug 21, 2026 • 12 min read

How to Extract tar.xz Files in Linux

Extract .tar.xz and .txz archives in Linux with tar. Covers extracting to a directory, listing contents, decompressing plain .xz files with unxz, and installing software from a tar.xz download.

Aug 17, 2026 • 12 min read

Tar Command in Linux: Create and Extract Archives with Examples

Create, extract, list, and compress tar archives in Linux. Examples for gzip, bzip2, xz, and zstd, plus excluding files, wildcard extraction, and stripping path components.

Feb 5, 2026 • 5 min read

How to Extract (Unzip) Tar Bz2 File

Extract tar.bz2 and .tbz2 files in Linux with the tar command. Includes examples for unpacking to another directory, listing contents, extracting specific files, and reading archives from stdin.