Session and utilities

The unxz command

Decompresses .xz files.

Syntax

unxz [-k] archivo.xz

Most useful options

-kKeeps the .xz

Copy-ready examples

$ printf 'texto\n' > f.txt && xz -k f.txt && unxz -k f.txt.xz && lsDecompress .xz

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

Typical mistakes

  • It is the same as xz -d.

Related commands

xzxzcatgunzip

FAQ

Is it fast?

xz decompression is fairly fast even though compression is slow.

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