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How do I uncompress a .zip or .tgz or .tar.gz file?

April 26, 2017file uncompress

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How do I uncompress a .zip or .tgz or .tar.gz file?

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The most popular decompression software for Windows is WinZip, a commercial product with a free evaluation version. 7-zip and FreeZip are freeware alternatives. Once you have installed one of these tools, sayWinZip, you can right-click on a .zip file to get a WinZip menu. From there you can specify where you want to extract the files. If you’re unzipping a .tar or related file, you may get a dialog saying your archive contains one file and asking whether to decompress and open it. Say yes and continue. Note that you must unzip the .zip file before running the installer. Windows XP will let you navigate into a .zip from the File Explorer without first unzipping it. This will let you see the installer, but you cannot run it from there. On Unix, the unzip command uncompresses .zip files. For .tgz or .tar.gz files, first use gunzip or gzip -d to remove the compression, then use tar -xvf to unpack the resulting .tar ball.