Comment on Show HN: Extract it – Because nobody can remember tar commandsparentComments−JoshTriplett11ytar xvzf" is already a part of my muscle memory. Occasionally I need to change the "z" to a "j" for bzip2 archivesWith modern tar, just don't include the z at all. "tar -xf" knows how to extract various kinds of compressed tar files automatically.−monksy11yToday I learned. I've been doing zxvf for quite a while and I always got annoyed with bz2 files.
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With modern tar, just don't include the z at all. "tar -xf" knows how to extract various kinds of compressed tar files automatically.
Today I learned. I've been doing zxvf for quite a while and I always got annoyed with bz2 files.