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bzip2:tldr:47c1e

bzip2: Decompress a file.
$ bzip2 -d ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}
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The command "bzip2 -d ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}" is used to decompress a file that has been compressed using the bzip2 compression algorithm. Here's how it works:

  • "bzip2" is the name of the command-line program used to handle bzip2 compression and decompression.
  • "-d" is an option for the bzip2 command that tells it to decompress the specified file.
  • "${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}" is a placeholder for the actual path to the compressed file you want to decompress. You need to replace it with the actual path to the file on your system.

For example, if you have a file named "file.bz2" in your current directory that you want to decompress, you would replace "${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}" with "file.bz2" in the command.

After you execute the command, the bzip2 program will decompress the specified file and generate the uncompressed version of the file in the same directory. The uncompressed file will have the same name as the original file, but without the ".bz2" extension.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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