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File compression with xz/lzma

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Verified: 2026-03-04
Syntax
$xz [options] [file]
Optionen
-d
-k
-1
-9
-c
Examples
$xz file.txt
$xz -d file.txt.xz
$xz -k file.txt
$xz -9 file.txt
See also
gzip tar unxz
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
xz --help
Note Modern compression with LZMA algorithm (highest compression).
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