Compress / Extract Files using tar Command

tar.bz2 file:
Compress:
tar -jcvf archive_name.tar.bz2 directory_to_compress

Extract:
tar -jxvf archive_name.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf archive_name.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/extract_here/

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tar.gz file:
Compress:
:tar -cvzf archive_name.tar.gz directory_to_compress/

Extract:
tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz
tar -zxvf archive_name.tar.gz -C /tmp/extract_here/

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tar file:
Compress:
tar -cvf archive_name.tar directory_to_compress
Extract:
tar -xvf archive_name.tar
tar -xvf archive_name.tar -C /tmp/extract_here/

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tar.xz file:
Compress:
tar -cvJf archive_name.tar.xz
Extract:
tar -xvJf archive_name.tar.xz
tar -xvJf archive_name.tar.xz -C /tmp/extract_here/