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Old XKCD, still relevant (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Was trying to extract a totally legit copy of Skate 3 I downloaded today to play on my Steam Deck

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I just can recall tar xvzf but can't even remember what it's supposed to do.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (4 children)

eXtract, Verbose, gZip, File.

Not sure why it doesn’t need the dash though.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I always learnt it as Xtract Zee File and to make a tar ball, you want to Compress Zee File

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