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2.15 Displaying, Decompressing, and
Creating Archives
To save space on the hard disk, use a packer that compresses files and directories to a
fraction of their original size. The application Ark can be used to manage such archives.
It supports common formats, such as
zip
,
tar.gz
,
tar.bz2
,
lha
, and
rar
.
Start Ark from the main menu or from the command line with
ark
.
Figure 2.4 Ark: File Archive Preview
Once you have opened an archive, perform various actions. Action offers options such
as Add File, Add Folder, Delete, Extract, View, Edit With, and Open With.
Procedure 2.5 Creating an Archive
1
To create a new archive, select File > New.
2 Enter the name of the new archive in the dialog that opens and specify the format
using Filter.
After confirming with Save or by pressing Enter , the Ark window shows an
empty archive.
3 To fill the archive, drag and drop files and directories from the file manager into
this window or click Add File or Add Folder to add the objects you want to add
to the archive.
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