How can I unzip a .tar.gz in one step (using 7-Zip)?
Problem
I am using 7-Zip on Windows XP and whenever I download a .tar.gz file it takes me two steps to completely extract the file(s). I right-click on the file and choose 7-Zip --> Extract Here from the context menu. I then take the resulting file and the right-click again and choose 7-Zip --> Extract Here from the context menu. Is there a way through the context menu to do this in one step?
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Fix for: How can I unzip a .tar.gz in one step (using 7-Zip)?
Not really. A .tar.gz or .tgz file really is two formats: is the archive, and is the compression. So the first step decompresses, and the second step extracts the archive. To do it all in one step, you need the program. Cygwin includes this. You could also do it "in one step" by opening the file in the 7-zip GUI: Open the file, double click the included file, then extract those files to your location of choice. There's a long running thread here of people asking/voting for one-step handling of …
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