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xzmore: View a compressed file.
$ xzmore ${filename}
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The command "xzmore ${filename}" is used to view the contents of a file that has been compressed using the XZ compression algorithm. Here's how each part of the command works:

  1. "xzmore": This is the command that tells the shell (command-line interpreter) to execute the "xzmore" program. "xzmore" is a utility program specifically designed to view the contents of files compressed in the XZ format.

  2. "${filename}": This is a variable representing the name of the file you want to view. The file name should be specified without the ".xz" extension, as the command assumes that the file has been compressed using the XZ algorithm.

When you run the "xzmore ${filename}" command, it will open the specified file, decompress it on-the-fly, and display its contents in the terminal window. This allows you to read or analyze the uncompressed data without manually decompressing the file using separate utilities.

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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