Session and utilities

The bunzip2 command

Decompresses .bz2 files.

Syntax

bunzip2 [-k] archivo.bz2

Most useful options

-kKeeps the .bz2

Copy-ready examples

$ printf 'texto\n' > f.txt && bzip2 -k f.txt && bunzip2 -k f.txt.bz2 && lsDecompress .bz2

You can try them in the browser terminal: it does not touch your computer.

Typical mistakes

  • It is the same as bzip2 -d.

Related commands

bzip2bzcatgunzip

FAQ

Does it delete the original?

Yes, unless you use -k.

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