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Downloaded a .bz2 file at my linux box, and looking to extract .bz2 file. In Mac, i just need to double click on .bz2 file and it will extract automatically. With no GUI, i need to look for some command to extract .bz2 file in my Linux box.

To extract .bz2 file in Linux, follow the steps below:-

• Go to terminal and enter command below to extract .bz2 file:-
  
  $ bunzip2 myfile.bz2</li> <li>If you have .tar.bz2 file then you can use the command below to extract the file:- <pre>tar xjvf myfile.tar.bz2

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  $ bunzip2 myfile.bz2</li> <li>If you have .tar.bz2 file then you can use the command below to extract the file:- <pre>tar xjvf myfile.tar.bz2

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