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Bash bunzip2 - Decompress files

Using the bunzip2 Command

The bunzip2 command is used to decompress files that were compressed using bzip2.


Basic Usage

To decompress a file, use bunzip2 filename.bz2:

Example

bunzip2 file.txt.bz2
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Options

The bunzip2 command supports various options to customize its behavior:

  • -k - Keep the compressed file
  • -v - Verbose mode
  • -t - Test compressed file integrity

Example

bunzip2 -k file.txt.bz2
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