What is a TGZ File?
Files with .tgz file extension are TAR Archive files that have been compressed using Gnu Zip software. It is also known as tar.gz format. TAR Archive is used for bundling files together and later on Gzip compression is used to reduce these files to the correct size to reduce hard disk space. TGZ file is commonly used on Unix and Linux systems.
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To decompress a TGZ file and extract the archived files in Unix command line, type the command –
tar – xzvcf filename. Tgz
This command decompresses the Gzip file and extracts the files from the TAR archive.
How to open TGZ files?
- Download and save the TGZ file on your system. The compressed file that you downloaded may be saved in the Downloads folder in your Documents or user directory.
- Launch Winzip and open the compressed file by click on File>Open. If your system has the compressed file associated with Winzip program, just double-click on the file.
- Select all files in the compressed folder and select the files that you want to extract by holding CTRL key and left-clicking on them.
- Click Unzip and choose Unzip to PC or cloud in Winzip toolbar under Unzip tab.
- Select a destination folder to place the extracted TGZ file and click on Unzip button.
- Find your extracted files on the selected destination folder.