Tag: tar

All the articles with the tag "tar".

Linux CLI Tarball Extraction — Flags, Formats, Gotchas

Updated: 5 Apr, 2026

Extract tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.xz — flags demystified, compression compared, directory extraction, and the gotchas that trip you up.

12 Feb, 2012

tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zip — demystified. When to use each compression tool, speed vs ratio trade-offs, and the flags you'll actually need.