tldr/pages/common/xz.md

xz

Compress or decompress XZ and LZMA files. More information: https://manned.org/xz.

• Compress a file using xz:

xz {{path/to/file}}

• Decompress an XZ file:

xz {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{path/to/file.xz}}

• Compress a file using lzma:

xz {{[-F|--format]}} lzma {{path/to/file}}

• Decompress an LZMA file:

xz {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{[-F|--format]}} lzma {{path/to/file.lzma}}

• Decompress a file and write to stdout (implies --keep):

xz {{[-d|--decompress]}} {{[-c|--stdout]}} {{path/to/file.xz}}

• Compress a file, but don't delete the original:

xz {{[-k|--keep]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Compress a file using the fastest compression:

xz -0 {{path/to/file}}

• Compress a file using the best compression:

xz -9 {{path/to/file}}