Archive and zip
Archive
Archive)
_$: tar -cvf folder.tar folder
Unarchive)
_$: tar -xvf folder.tar
Zip
Zip)
_$: 7z a folder.7z folder/ [-p]
_$: 7z a file.7z file [-p]
_$: gzip file.txt
Unzip)
_$: 7z x folder.7z
_$: 7z e file.7z
_$: gunzip file.txt.gz
Grep inside zipped files)
_$: zgrep -ni "word" *.gz
Archive and zip
Archive and zip)
_$: tar cvjf folder.tar.bz2 folder
_$: tar cvzf folder.tar.gz folder
_$: tar cf - folder | 7z a -si folder.tar.7z
_$: tar cf - -C /some/directory mydir | 7z a -si mydir.tar.7z # mydir won't have directory structure
Unzip and unarchive)
_$: tar xvjf folder.tar.bz2
_$: tar xvzf folder.tar.gz
_$: 7z x -so folder.tar.7z | tar xf -