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How to Unzip Tar Tar File in Linux and Windows

A tar tar file is a compressed archive file that contains multiple files and folders. It is often used to backup data or distribute software packages in Linux systems. The file extension for a tar tar file is usually .tar.gz or .tgz, which indicates that the file is compressed with gzip.

To unzip a tar tar file, you need a tool that can extract both tar and gzip formats. In this article, we will show you how to unzip a tar tar file in Linux and Windows using various methods.

How to Unzip Tar Tar File in Linux

In Linux, you can use the tar command to extract a tar tar file. The tar command can also compress and create tar files, as well as other archive formats. The basic syntax of the tar command is:

tar [options] [archive-file] [file or directory to extract]

To unzip a tar tar file, you need to use the -x option, which tells tar to extract the files. You also need to use the -z option, which tells tar to decompress the gzip format. For example, to unzip a file named archive.tar.gz, you can run:

tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz

The -v option will make the tar command more visible and print the names of the files being extracted on the terminal. The -f option specifies the name of the archive file to extract.

The extracted files will be placed in the current working directory by default. If you want to extract them to a different location, you can use the -C option followed by the path of the destination directory. For example, to extract the files to a directory named backup, you can run:

tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz -C backup

How to Unzip Tar Tar File in Windows

In Windows, you will need a third-party tool that can handle both tar and gzip formats. One of the most popular tools for this purpose is 7-Zip, which is a free and open-source file archiver that supports many compression and extraction formats.

To unzip a tar tar file using 7-Zip, you need to install it first from its official website: www.7-zip.org/. After installing 7-Zip, you can follow these steps:

• Right-click on the tar tar file that you want to extract and select "7-Zip" from the context menu.

• Select "Extract files..." from the submenu. This will open a dialog box where you can choose the destination folder for the extracted files.

• Click "OK" to start the extraction process. 7-Zip will first decompress the gzip format and then extract the tar format.

• You can find the extracted files in the destination folder that you specified.

You can also use 7-Zip's graphical user interface (GUI) to unzip a tar tar file. To do that, you need to launch 7-Zip from the Start menu or desktop shortcut and then navigate to the location of the tar tar file. Then, you can double-click on the file to open it in 7-Zip's file manager and click on the "Extract" button on the toolbar.

Conclusion

In this article, we learned how to unzip a tar tar file in Linux and Windows using various methods. A tar tar file is a compressed archive file that contains multiple files and folders. It is often used to backup data or distribute software packages in Linux systems. To unzip a tar tar file, you need a tool that can extract both tar and gzip formats, such as tar in Linux or 7-Zip in Windows.

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