Dtrx - Smart Archive (tar, zip, cpio, rpm, deb, rar) Tool

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We may have encountered this situation when using Linux's extensions such as tar.gz , tar.bz2 , tbz So many archive types need to be remembered. Now, thanks to the dtrx tool, this is all a thing of the past.

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What is Dtrx?

Dtrx stands for " Do The Right Extraction " (do The Right Extraction), it is an open source and very effective *nix system command line application that simplifies your archive extraction.

The dtrx command can replace the " tar -zxvf " or " tar -xjf " command. It provides a single command to extract archive files in many different formats, including tar , zip , rpm , deb , gem , 7z , cpio , rar , etc. It can also be used to decompress files compressed with bzip2 , gzip , etc.

By default, dtrx extracts content into a dedicated directory and fixes permission issues that users encounter when extracting content (such as permission denied ) to ensure that the owner can read and write all of these files.

Dtrx Features

• Handle multiple archive types : Extract multiple formats using a single command, including tar, zip, rar, gz, bz2, xz, rpm, deb, and self-extract zip files.
• Keep everything in order : Extract archive files into their respective dedicated directories.
• Set permissions : Ensure that the user can read and write all files after extraction and maintain the correct permissions.
• Recursive Extraction : You can find and extract archive files from archive files.

How to install Dtrx in Linux

The dtrx tool is included by default in the repository of Ubuntu-based distributions, and you can install it on your system by simply executing the apt command.

 sudo apt install dtrx

On RHEL-based distributions and some other Linux distributions, dtrx may not be included in the default repository. You can download the latest version of the script directly from the command line.

 wget https://github.com/dtrx-py/dtrx/releases/download/8.5.3/dtrx-8.5.3.tar.gz
tar -xvf dtrx-8.5.3.tar.gz
cd dtrx-8.5.3
sudo python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local

How to use dtrx command in Linux

The dtrx command simplifies the extraction process, so you only need to remember one command instead of using multiple syntax for different archive files.

1. Extract a single archive file

To extract a single archive file, just execute the dtrx command followed by the archive file name:

 dtrx tecmint-22-10-2024.gz

In addition to simplifying extraction, it has various options such as extracting files into folders and recursively extracting all other archives in a given archive.

2. Extract multiple archive files

Suppose you have a file called " dtrAll.zip " that contains dtr1.zip , dtr2.zip and dtr3.zip , each containing dtr1 , dtr2 and dtr3 , respectively.

You can use dtrx and select the option " a " (recursively extract all zip files), extract them directly into their respective folders without manually extracting dtrAll zip and then extracting each dtr1 , dtr2 and dtr3 files.

 dtrx dtrAll.zip

After extraction, you can use the ls command to verify the contents of the extracted directory.

 cd dtrAll
ls

Output:

 <code>dtr1 dtr1.zip dtr2 dtr2.zip dtr3 dtr3.zip</code>

3. Extract specific archive files

If you want to extract only the main archive file without extracting the nested archive file, select the appropriate option (for example, N ).

 dtrx dtrAll.zip -N

(The -N option is added here, which more accurately describes the operation of extracting only the main file)

4. Extract archive files layer by layer

To extract archive files layer by layer, for example, if you want to extract the second layer archive but not the third layer, you can use the " o " option.

Suppose you have a zip file " dtrNewAll.zip " that contains " dtrAll.zip " and " dtrNew ". If you want to extract the contents of " dtrNewAll " and " dtrAll " but not the dtr1.zip , dtr2.zip and dtr3.zip , you can use the " o " and " n " options as shown below.

 dtrx dtrNewAll.zip -o -n dtrAll.zip

First, we select the " o " option, which means that all archive files inside dtrNewAll will be extracted. Then we select the " n " option for dtrAll.zip , which means that the archive files ( dtr1.zip , dtr2.zip and dtr3.zip ) will not be extracted.

5. Extract metadata from .deb, .rpm and .gem files

To extract metadata instead of content from a specific package format, use the -m option:

 dtrx -m openfire_4.9.0_all.deb 
dtrx -m openfire-4.9.0-1.noarch.rpm
dtrx -m openfire-4.9.0.gem

6. Extract the file to a dedicated directory

If you want to extract files to a dedicated directory, you can use the -d option as follows:

 dtrx -d /home/tecmint temint-22-10-2024.gz

7. List supported archive types

If you want to view a list of supported archive types, you can use the dtrx --help command.

 dtrx --help

I suggest you try dtrx because it is a powerful command line tool that can unzip archive files in any format using a single command. That's all, don't forget to leave your comments in the comment section.

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