Updated: 04 October 2024
Create a gzip file of backup.sql and keep the original file
gzip --keep backup.sqlDecompress an archive
gzip -d backup.sql.gzzip
tar
Updated: 29 July 2026
Create a compressed tar ball
tar -cpzf foo.tar.gz ~/foo-dirExtract a tar ball to the current directory
tar -x -f music.tarExtract a gzipped tar to the current directory
tar -x -z -f music.tar.gz