ouch stands for Obvious Unified Compression Helper, it's a CLI tool to compress and decompress files.
- Easy to use.
- Automatic format detection.
- Same syntax, various formats.
- Encoding and decoding streams, it's fast.
- No runtime dependencies (for Linux x86_64).
- Listing archive contents with tree formatting (in next release!).
Use the decompress subcommand and pass the files.
# Decompress one
ouch decompress a.zip
# Decompress multiple
ouch decompress a.zip b.tar.gz c.tar
# Short alternative
ouch d a.zipYou can redirect the decompression results to another folder with the -d/--dir flag.
# Decompress 'summer_vacation.zip' inside of new folder 'pictures'
ouch decompress summer_vacation.zip -d picturesUse the compress subcommand, pass the files and the output file at the end.
# Compress four files/folders
ouch compress 1 2 3 4 archive.zip
# Short alternative
ouch c file.txt file.zip
# Compress everything in the current folder again and again
ouch compress * everything.tar.gz.xz.bz.zst.gz.gz.gz.gz.gzouch checks for the extensions of the output file to decide which formats should be used.
Compiled for x86_64 on Linux, Mac OS and Windows, run with curl or wget.
| Method | Command |
|---|---|
| curl | curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ouch-org/ouch/master/install.sh | sh |
| wget | wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ouch-org/ouch/master/install.sh -O - | sh |
The script will download the latest binary and copy it to /usr/bin.
For compiling, check the wiki guide.
| Format | .tar | .zip | .bz, .bz2 | .gz | .xz, .lz, .lzma | .zst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supported | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
And the aliases: tgz, tbz, tbz2, txz, tlz, tlzma, tzst.
Formats can be chained (ouch keeps it fast):
.gz.xz.bz.zst.tar.gz.xz.bz.zst.tar.gz.gz.gz.gz.xz.xz.xz.xz.bz.bz.bz.bz.zst.zst.zst.zst
ouch is 100% made out of voluntary work, any small contribution is welcome!
- Open an issue.
- Open a pull request.
- Share it to a friend!