How Do I View a Linux Archive File?

How Do I View a Linux Archive File?
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How do I view a zipped folder?

To unzip files

  1. Open File Explorer and find the zipped folder.
  2. To unzip the entire folder, right-click to select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.
  3. To unzip a single file or folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Then, drag or copy the item from the zipped folder to a new location.

How do I unzip a file in Linux command line?

Unzipping Files

  1. Zip. If you have an archive named myzip.zip and want to get back the files, you would type: unzip myzip.zip. …
  2. Tar. To extract a file compressed with tar (e.g., filename.tar ), type the following command from your SSH prompt: tar xvf filename.tar. …
  3. Gunzip.
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