# Archives aliases
The archives.aliases.sh file creates helpful shortcut aliases for archiving
files and directories. The aliases are able to create and handle archives in a
variety of formats.
# 7-Zip
7-Zip (opens new window) is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| c7z | 7z a | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a 7z file. |
| e7z | 7z x | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a 7z file. |
# Bzip2
Bzip2 (opens new window) is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cbz2 | bzip2 | Compress a file to a bz2 file. |
| ebz2 | bunzip2 | Extract a file from a bz2 file. |
# Gzip
Gzip (opens new window) is a popular data compression program as a replacement for compress.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cgz | gzip | Compress a file to a gz file. |
| egz | gunzip | Extract a file from a gz file. |
# Jar
Jar (opens new window) is a file format used to aggregate many files into one file to distribute application software or libraries on the Java platform.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cjar | jar -cvf | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a jar file. |
| ejar | jar -xvf | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a jar file. |
# Tar
Tar (opens new window) is a computer program used to store many files together in a single file.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ctar | tar -cvf | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar file. |
| etar | tar -xvf | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a tar file. |
| ctgz | tar -cvzf | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.gz file. |
| etgz | tar -xvzf | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a tar.gz file. |
# Xz
Xz (opens new window) is a general-purpose data compression software with a high compression ratio.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cxz | xz -zcvf | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a xz file. |
| exz | xz -zxvf | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a xz file. |
# Zip
Zip (opens new window) is a file format used to output a single file containing one or more files.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cz | zip -r | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a zip file. |
| ez | unzip | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a zip file. |
# Zstd
Zstd (opens new window) is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios.
| Alias | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| czstd | zstd -zcvf | Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a zst file. |
| ezstd | zstd -zxvf | Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a zst file. |