bzip2:tldr:d7820

The command bzip2 -dc ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2} is used to decompress a file that has been compressed using the bzip2 compression algorithm. Here's a breakdown of the command:

• bzip2: This is the command used to work with bzip2 compression. It can be used to compress or decompress files.

• -d: This is an option for the bzip2 command that specifies that the file should be decompressed (as opposed to compressed).

• -c: This is another option for the bzip2 command that specifies that the output should be written to the standard output instead of a file. This is useful when you want to decompress a file and immediately pipe the output to another command or save it to a different file.

• ${path-to-compressed_file-bz2}: This is a placeholder for the actual path to the compressed file you want to decompress. You need to replace it with the correct path before running the command.

So, when you run this command and provide the correct path to a compressed file, it will decompress the file and output the uncompressed data to the standard output.