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xz

Compress or decompress .xz and .lzma files (https://tukaani.org/xz/format.html)

To check xz version

xz --version

To compress a file to the xz format

xz <file>

To decompress a .xz file

xz -d <file.xz>

To compress a file keeping the original file intact

xz -k <file>

To decompress a file and output to stdout

xz -dc <file.xz>

To compress a file to the LZMA format

xz --format=lzma <file>

To decompress a .lzma file

xz -d --format=lzma <file.lzma>

To compress using the fastest speed (lower compression)

xz -0 <file>

To compress using the best compression (slower speed)

xz -9 <file>