How do I convert tar.bz2 to tar.gz?

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I'm new in Linux, is this conversion possible?

Do I need to compress and decompress all content?

Jeff Ferland · Answer 1 · 2011-11-16 05:46:58Z

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bunzip2 -c < file.tar.bz2 | gzip -c > file.tar.gz

answered Nov 16 '11 at 5:46

this is nice too! :-) – Jasonw Nov 16 '11 at 5:50

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Anthony Blake · Answer 2 · 2011-11-16 05:47:45Z

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You need to decompress, and then compress.

You can convert like so:

 bunzip2 -c -d file.tar.bz2 | gzip -v9 > file.tar.gz

answered Nov 16 '11 at 5:47

Anthony Blake

this is nice! :-) – Jasonw Nov 16 '11 at 5:48

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Basile Starynkevitch · Answer 3 · 2011-11-16 05:46:48Z

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Yes, you need to decompress and compress the content (because compression is not "compositional").

answered Nov 16 '11 at 5:46

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