Gzip command by default delete the original file and replace it with a new compressed file with .gz extension. In this article, I am going to show you how to gzip file and keep the original ones intact. Previously, we [...]
Compression
How to Use Linux gunzip Command with Examples
Have you come across files bearing a .gz extension? These are files which have been compressed using the gzip command. Gunzip is a Linux command that is used to decompress such files earing the .gz extension and in this tutorial, we will [...]
16 Tar Commands to Compress and Extract Files in Linux
Tar is a command line tool used to create and manipulate archive files in Linux and Unix systems. Tar command creates .tar archive file and then compress using gzip or bzip2. You can create a single archived compressed file using [...]
How to Split a Gzip File in Linux
How to split a gz file (database dump) into smaller files and move to another server and restore the database dump there? You can split a larger file into smaller pieces using the “split” command. The syntax of split command [...]
How to Extract (Open) a RAR File in Linux
RAR is a file format used for data compression and archiving. The RAR format supports data compression, error recovery and files archives. It also supports files larger than 4 gigabytes. RAR files can only be created through commercial software. You [...]
How to Zip and UnZip Files in Linux
Compression utilities compress files (borg and rar) and are similar in their functions and operations. Zip/unzip is one of the commands used in Linux to create compressed files and to extract. In modern Linux distros these utilities are installed by [...]