How to Unzip Tar File in Linux?

How to open or Untar a “tar” file in Linux or Unix:

• From the terminal, change to the directory where yourfile.tar has been downloaded.
• Type tar -xvf yourfile.tar to extract the file to the current directory.
• Or tar -C /myfolder -xvf yourfile.tar to extract to another directory.

How do I unzip a tar file?

How to open TAR files

1. Save the .tar file to the desktop.
2. Launch WinZip from your start menu or Desktop shortcut.
3. Select all the files and folders inside the compressed file.
4. Click 1-click Unzip and choose Unzip to PC or Cloud in the WinZip toolbar under the Unzip/Share tab.

How do I open a tar file in Linux?

To install some file *.tar.gz, you basically would do:

• Open a console, and go to the directory where the file is.
• Type: tar -zxvf file.tar.gz.
• Read the file INSTALL and/or README to know if you need some dependencies.