Packing and unpacking files

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Here are the most practical commands to pack and unpack files in a console:

Unpacking 

unrar x filename.rar

unzip filename.zip

bunzip2 filename.bz2

tar xvf filename.tar

tar xvzf filename.tar.gz

Packing 

tar cvzf targetfile.tar.gz /sourcedir

tar cvf targetfile.tar /sourcedir

See also

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