extract () {
if [ -f $1 ] ; then
case $1 in
*.tar.bz2) tar xvjf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tar.bz2);;
*.tar.gz) tar xvzf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tar.gz);;
*.tar.xz) tar Jxvf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tar.xz);;
*.bz2) bunzip2 $1 && cd $(basename "$1" /bz2);;
*.rar) unrar x $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .rar);;
*.gz) gunzip $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .gz);;
*.tar) tar xvf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tar);;
*.tbz2) tar xvjf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tbz2);;
*.tgz) tar xvzf $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .tgz);;
*.zip) unzip $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .zip);;
*.Z) uncompress $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .Z);;
*.7z) 7z x $1 && cd $(basename "$1" .7z);;
*) echo "don't know how to extract '$1'...";;
esac
else
echo "'$1' is not a valid file!"
fi
}
Now just type “extract filename” and you’re golden.Extract filename UNIX all in one
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