What is the command to unzip files with extension .bz2?

nab_du · 12-18-2011, 01:20 AM

how to unzip .bz2

spiky0011 · 12-18-2011, 01:24 AM

Code:

tar xvjf filename.tar.bz2

Nylex · 12-18-2011, 01:42 AM

You don't even need the 'j' option any more, as tar will work out how the file is compressed automatically (though it doesn't hurt to use it, of course).

John VV · 12-18-2011, 01:59 AM

if this is a desktop install or using a GUI

double click on it
the SAME way as in MS windows

MTK358 · 12-18-2011, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiky0011

Code:

tar xvjf filename.tar.bz2

Of if it's just a bz2-compressed file (not a tar archive), use:

Code:

bzip2 -d filename.bz2