.tar.gz / .tgz
decompression: tar zxvf FileName.tar.gz
compression: tar zcvf FileName.tar.gz DirName
.tar.bz2
decompression : tar jxvf FileName.tar.bz2 / tar –bzip xvf FileName.tar.bz2
compression: tar jcvf FileName.tar.bz2 DirName
.tar
unpacking: tar xvf FileName.tar
packing: tar cvf FileName.tar DirName
.gz
decompression 1: gunzip FileName.gz
decompression 2: gzip -d FileName.gz
compression: gzip FileName
.bz2
decompression 1: bzip2 -d FileName.bz2
decompression 2: bunzip2 FileName.bz2
compression: bzip2 -z FileName
.bz
decompression 1: bzip2 -d FileName.bz
decompression 2: bunzip2 FileName.bz
.tar.bz
decompression: tar jxvf FileName.tar.bz
.Z
decompression: uncompress FileName.Z
compression: compress FileName
.tar.Z
decompression: tar Zxvf FileName.tar.Z
compression: tar Zcvf FileName.tar.Z DirName
.zip
decompression: unzip FileName.zip
compression: zip FileName.zip DirName
e.g. $ zip -r FileName.zip DirName