Unzip unix file .z

This mimics how most UI unzip tools work. Show 1 more comment. You can zip files up in compressed format with the GNU tar program: tar -zcvf myfile. To unzip that file, use: tar -zxvf myfile. Or use tar jcvf file. I downvoted your answer because the question is about how to deal with zip archives not tar files. Starfish, that's certainly within your rights, thanks for at least explaining why, so many people don't take the time to do that :- I took "zip" in the more generic sense compression rather than a specific format, so I'll make that more clear.

Be aware that tar archives may not work correctly when moving between different platforms, mac to linux or vice versa. Zip is much safer, as it works correctly on all systems. I suppose technically this is gzip, so that's fine. I guess. Pretty obviously not what the question asked for though. If you don't have zip and unzip packages installed and you have java, you can use jar to unzip: jar -xf file.

Not my server, no unzip, zip, 7z, nothing And this worked. This is a great tip. We need jdk in advance to execute this command. Compressing: 7za a archive. If you want to use the same compression algorithm with your tarballs, use the -J switch with tar : tar cJf archive.

Bob 1 1 silver badge 12 12 bronze badges. I should perhaps append this answer with atool , it's a nice little tool that makes using many different compressors more comfortable. Bind that to a and creating an archive becomes a arc. Starfish Starfish 3 3 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. I know this is an old thread but this is the best answer. Doesn't talk about 7z or tar, its concise and straight to the point — Kyle. BSD Tar can also do this bsdtar -a -c -f sunday.

The gzip utility is used to compress various other data on the ftp site as well. If you are unsure about the availability of gzip for your platform, please contact your system administrator. Z files. Z extension have been compressed by the UNIX "compress" program. Those files can be handled with the Unix "uncompress" program , or programs such as the PC and Mac utilities described below. Join Date: Aug Hi , How can I unzip a. Z file in Unix?

Thanks and regards, Anupam. Join Date: Oct Join Date: Dec Code :. Error when unzipping a file with extension. Checking if file exists and unzipping. Hey, I am new to scripting and was wondering what is wrong with this if statement. I want to check if file exists and the if it does to unzip it. Please use code tags next time for your code and data.

Unzipping the file. I have my folder structure like a file a. If you know in advance that you will be receiving a. Be sure to include the - at the end of the command. If zcat does not work on. If the file was encoded with bzip2 , replace zcat with bz2cat or bzip2 -dc. For more information about the commands discussed above, you can refer to the Unix man pages.

At the Unix prompt, enter one of the following:. This is document afcc in the Knowledge Base. Last modified on Skip to: content search login. Knowledge Base Toggle local menu Menus About the team.