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Old XKCD, still relevant (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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Was trying to extract a totally legit copy of Skate 3 I downloaded today to play on my Steam Deck

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 months ago (3 children)

tar -xzf stands for tar eXtract Ze Filez

[–] kshade 7 points 4 months ago

I like tar xaf (eXtract All Files) better.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

You can skip the z; tar is smart enough to figure it out on its own