File extension tgz information
The file extension TGZ is a file extension that is associated with the tape archive files that are compressed by using the GNU Zip algorithm from UNIX. This file extension is a shortened version of the file extension TAR.GZ. The file extension GZ was used originally for overcoming the three-letter, singular limit on file extension that was found on the old operating systems of MS-DOS. The TAR file can be able to archive a lot of files into a single file and the compression on the Gzip compression reduces the size of the archive file.
Cannot open tgz files in Windows?
Not being able to open tgz files in Windows may be a result of registry errors or not having the appropriate application installed. It is strongly recommended that you scan your computer for registry errors (free).To be able to decompress this file extension TGZ from a UNIX command line, first gunzip filename.tar.gz should be typed and then press Enter. This action will decompress the archive. Then one may type tar-xf packed_files.tar and then press Enter. This action then decodes the TAR archive and then makes the files to be readable. TAR was derived from the term tape archive, a common archive used by UNIX-based operating systems. The TAR files were at times referred to as tarballs and were originally designed to be used together with the sequential backup systems like tapes, although they are now mostly used for the backup of archive files on any media.