unxz

TLDR

Decompress file

$ unxz [file.xz]

Keep original

$ unxz -k [file.xz]

To stdout

$ unxz -c [file.xz]

Force overwrite

$ unxz -f [file.xz]

Decompress multiple

$ unxz [file1.xz] [file2.xz]

SYNOPSIS

unxz [-k] [-c] [-f] [options] files

DESCRIPTION

unxz decompresses XZ files. It extracts .xz.
XZ decompression. High compression ratio.
Equivalent to xz -d. Same tool.
Replaces original. Unless -k used.
LZMA2 algorithm. Modern compression.

PARAMETERS

-k

Keep original.

-c

Write to stdout.

-f

Force overwrite.

-v

Verbose mode.

-q

Quiet mode.

CAVEATS

Slow for very large files. Part of xz-utils. Single-threaded by default.

HISTORY

unxz is part of xz-utils, equivalent to running xz with decompression mode.