Linux 7z Command
Linux Command Encyclopedia7z is a powerful file compression and decompression tool in Linux, supporting multiple compression formats.
7z is an open-source file compression tool that uses LZMA and LZMA2 compression algorithms, providing extremely high compression ratios. It supports multiple compression formats, including:
.7z(default format).zip.gzip.bzip2.tarwait
Install 7z
In most Linux distributions, 7z is part ofp7zipthe package:
# Ubuntu/Debian sudo apt install p7zip-full # CentOS/RHEL sudo yum install p7zip # Arch Linux sudo pacman -S p7zip
After installation, you can verify with the following command:
7z --version
Basic Syntax
7z <command> [options] <archive_name> [files...]
Common Options
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
a | Add files to archive |
e | Extract files (ignoring directory structure) |
x | Extract files (preserving directory structure) |
l | List archive contents |
d | Delete files from archive |
t | Test archive integrity |
Basic Usage
1. Compress files/directories
7z a archive.7z file1.txt file2.txt # 压缩文件 7z a archive.7z dir/ # 压缩目录 7z a -tzip archive.zip file.txt # 指定格式为 ZIP 7z a -p123456 archive.7z file.txt # 加密压缩（密码：123456）
2. Extract files
7z x archive.7z # 解压到当前目录 7z x archive.7z -o/path/to/extract # 解压到指定路径 7z x -p123456 archive.7z # 解压加密压缩包
3. List archive contents
7z l archive.7z
4. Delete files from archive
7z d archive.7z file_to_delete.txt
5. Test archive integrity
7z t archive.7z
6. Split archive (multi-volume compression)
7z a -v100M archive.7z large_file.dat # 按 100MB 分卷
When extracting split archives, you only need to specify the first volume:
7z x archive.7z.001Other Extensions