Archives Aliases

Short archive command names.

This page introduces one alias group and its common command shortcuts. Read it first to understand naming conventions, expected inputs, and safe execution patterns. Then open the reference appendix for the complete command inventory and exact syntax. These aliases reduce repeated typing and preserve consistent workflow behavior on macOS, Linux, and WSL.

When to use

Use this page before daily shell work when you need predictable command patterns.

What is included

• Aliases: 40
• Helper functions: 3
• Source files: 1

Quick examples

• ac → 'compress' # Generic compression (Archive Create)
• acl → 'compress_large' # Legacy compress_large
• bak → 'backup' # Quick backup function
• c7z → '7z a' # Create 7z archive
• cbz → 'bzip2 -zk' # Compress with bzip2
• cgz → 'gzip -cv' # Compress with gzip
• clz4 → 'lz4 -zc' # Compress with lz4
• crar → 'rar a' # Create rar archive
• ctar → 'tar -cvf' # Create tar archive
• ctbz → 'tar -jcvf' # Create tar.bz2 archive
• ctgz → 'tar -zcvf' # Create tar.gz archive
• ctxz → 'tar -Jcvf' # Create tar.xz archive

Next step

Open the full list:

• Archives Reference Appendix