Linux Essentials (010-160) — Question 67

Which of the following commands extracts the contents of the compressed archive file1.tar.gz?

Answer options

• A. tar -czf file1.tar.gz
• B. ztar file1.tar.gz
• C. tar -xzf file1.tar.gz
• D. tar --extract file1.tar.gz
• E. detar file1.tar.gz

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The command 'tar -xzf file1.tar.gz' is the correct option as it specifically extracts the contents of a gzipped tar archive. The other options either create a new archive, use the wrong command for extraction, or are not valid commands related to tar and gzipped files.