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tags: [tldr, common]
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# ouch

> Utility for compressing and decompressing files and directories.
> More information: <https://crates.io/crates/ouch>.

- Decompress a specific file:

`ouch decompress {{path/to/archive.tar.xz}}`

- Decompress a file to a specific location:

`ouch decompress {{path/to/archive.tar.xz}} --dir {{path/to/directory}}`

- Decompress multiple files:

`ouch decompress {{path/to/archive1.tar path/to/archive2.tar.gz ...}}`

- Compress files:

`ouch compress {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} {{path/to/archive.zip}}`
