.TAR.LZMA File Extension
- Category: Compressed Files
- Format: Binary
What are .TAR.LZMA files and how to open them?
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What is a .TAR.LZMA file extension?
.TAR.LZMA file extension has been classified as Compressed Files. The format of .TAR.LZMA file is Binary
.TAR.LZMA is LZMA Compressed Tarball
"Tarball" (.TAR file) compressed with .LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain Algorithm) compression, and thus uses the compound file extension ".tar.lzma;" often used for distributing linux software packages.
TAR.LZMA files can be unpacked by first decompressing the file and then extracting files from the resulting tarball. This two-step process is commonly handled in one step by several file decompression utilities. For example, you can extract the file contents with the Unix program tar (assuming lzma is installed) by using this command:
tar --lzma -xvpf file.tar.lzma
List of all softwares that can open the LZMA Compressed Tarball
| Windows | | File Viewer Plus | | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows | | ConeXware PowerArchiver | | 7-Zip | | LZMA SDK | |
| Mac | | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 16 | | Sixty Five 7zX | |