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To extract the contents of a tar archive file that has been compressed using gzip you can use the following command:
```bash
tar xzvf archive.tar.gz
```
**Arguments**
- `x` : extract
- `z`: gzip
- `v`: verbose
- `f`: use file or archive
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## References
- “Tar(1) - Linux Manual Page.” Accessed March 27, 2022. <https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html>.