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What is a .tgz file?

application/gzip

TGZ is a shorthand extension for a TAR archive compressed with gzip, equivalent to .tar.gz. The tar step bundles files and metadata, then gzip compresses the whole stream. It is one of the most common distribution formats for Unix software and datasets.

How to use a .tgz file

Use an example TGZ to test the two-stage decompress-then-untar pipeline, streaming extraction, and tools that recognize the abbreviated .tgz extension.

Convert a .tgz file to another format

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