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

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How to use the xz command: Compress or decompress XZ and LZMA files. More information: <https://manned.org/xz>.

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}}

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}}

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