lrzuntar

Extract whole tarballs from .tar.lrz files

TLDR

Extract a .tar.lrz archive into a directory
$ lrzuntar [archive.tar.lrz]
Extract to a specific output directory
$ lrzuntar -O [output_directory] [archive.tar.lrz]

SYNOPSIS

lrzuntar [options] directory.tar.lrz

DESCRIPTION

lrzuntar extracts whole tarballs from `.tar.lrz` files created by lrztar. It is identical to running `lrztar -d` and accepts the same options as lrzip for controlling decompression behavior.

PARAMETERS

-O directory

Specify output directory for extracted files.
-f
Force overwrite of existing files.
-v
Verbose output.
-q
Quiet operation.
-h
Display help.

INSTALL

sudo apt install lrzip
sudo pacman -S lrzip
sudo apk add lrzip-extra-scripts
sudo zypper install lrzip
brew install lrzip
nix profile install nixpkgs#lrzip

SEE ALSO

lrztar(1), lrzip(1), lrunzip(1), tar(1)