How to uncompress .tar.gz files in Ubuntu
- Written by Madhu V Rao
- Published in General Topics
In Ubuntu compression is usually done using tar and gzip the files.
We usually come across files like : directories.tar.gz on ubuntu.
Justtype in command to uncompress and untar in a single line using:
gunzip < directories.tar.gz | tar xvf -
That will unzip and untar at the same time.
