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.tgz File Extension

File Type Gzipped Tar File

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Category Compressed files
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TGZ file type

A TGZ file is a Unix .TAR archive compressed with Gnu Zip (.GZIP) compression to reduce the file size. It is commonly used on Unix and Linux systems and was originally created as the shorthand version of the compound extension .TAR.GZ.

More Information

To decompress a TGZ file and extract the archived files in one step at the Unix command line, type this command:

tar -xzvf filename.tgz

This command decompresses the Gzip file and then extracts the files from the TAR archive.

NOTE: TGZ files are used as install packages for some Linux distributions. Therefore, the ".tar.gz" extension is sometimes used for archives while the ".tgz" extension is used for installers.

Programs that open TGZ files

Windows
7-Zip
RARLAB WinRAR
ACD Systems ACDSee
Corel WinZip
PeaZip
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows
Zipeg
ESTsoft ALZip
Blue Marble Geographics Global Mapper
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe
Linux
PeaZip
tar
gunzip
pkgtool
Android
ZDevs ZArchiver
Macintosh
Apple Archive Utility
Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe Mac
Incredible Bee Archiver
Zipeg

About TGZ Files

Our goal is to explain what .tgz file is used for for and how to open it.

File Gzipped Tar File usage cases for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS software listed on this page have been individually researched and verified using the FilesWiki team. We strive for 100% accuracy and only publish information about file formats that we have tested and verified.