Unzipping compressed files in linux

There are several commands provided by linux to unzip a compressed file. The choice of either is however dependent on the file name. The syntax is as follows:

Zip

` unzip filename.zip `

Tar

` tar xvf filename.tar `

Gunzip

` gunzip filename.gz `

Source:

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/86849/how-to-unzip-a-zip-file-from-the-terminal
• https://www.hostingmanual.net/zipping-unzipping-files-linux/