xz

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

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/xz.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install xz-utils
Ubuntu
apt-get install xz-utils
Alpine
apk add xz
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S xz
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install xz-utils
CentOS
yum install xz
Fedora
dnf install xz
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xz-utils
OS X
brew install xz
Raspbian
apt-get install xz-utils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/xz xz powered by Commando

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 --decompress path/to/file.xz
  • Compress a file using lzma:
    xz --format=lzma path/to/file
  • Decompress an lzma file:
    xz --decompress --format=lzma path/to/file.lzma
  • Decompress a file and write to `stdout` (implies `--keep`):
    xz --decompress --stdout path/to/file.xz
  • Compress a file, but don't delete the original:
    xz --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

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