xzless:tldr:057a0

xzless: View a compressed file and quit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen.

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$ xzless --quit-if-one-screen ${path-to-archive}

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The command "xzless --quit-if-one-screen ${path-to-archive}" is used to view the contents of a compressed archive file in a terminal using the xzless utility.

Here's what the individual components of the command mean:

xzless: It is a command-line utility used to view the contents of compressed files. In this case, it is used to view the contents of an archive file compressed with the XZ compression algorithm.
--quit-if-one-screen: This option is used to specify that the pager (a program for viewing file contents) should quit immediately if the entire contents can be displayed on one screen. The pager in this case is xzless, and if the contents of the file fit on a single screen, it will exit after displaying them.
${path-to-archive}: This is a placeholder for the actual path to the compressed archive file. You need to replace it with the valid path to the file you want to view.

In summary, the command opens the specified compressed archive file using xzless and if the contents fit on one screen, it exits immediately after displaying them.

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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