How to extract files in linux

compressed files

In linux operating system, there are some kinds of compressed files. Here they are:

1. tar.bz2.  Below are the steps to extract .tar.bz2 file :
• Open a terminal
• type command "tar xvjf filename.tar.bz2"
2. tar.gz.  Below are the steps to extract .tar.gz file :
• Open a terminal
• type command "tar xvzf filename.tar.gz"