tar -xzvf

Extract a compressed gzip archive. Decompresses and extracts files from a tar.gz file.

Primary Syntax

$ tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz

Example Usage

tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz -C /destination/
tar -xvf archive.tar

• Use man tar to read the full manual

• Add --help flag for quick options reference

• Combine with | less for paginated output

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Added: 2/9/2026