xz Command Examples

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}}