Open xz file from the command line in Windows 10

cmd windows-10 xz
Julien Massardier picture Julien Massardier · Mar 2, 2017 · Viewed 15.6k times · Source

My colleagues using mac or linux open xz files with this line:

xz --decompress --stdout "file.csv.xz"

On my pc, with windows 10, I get the following error:

'xz' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Is the command different on windows? Or is it a matter of installing a program and putting it in the right directory (like you need curl.exe to use rcurl for example)?

Answer

lit picture lit · Mar 2, 2017

Yes, you need to install xz on the computer in order to run it. http://tukaani.org/xz/

7-Zip has supported .xz files for some time and you might be able to use that if it is already installed. http://www.7-zip.org/

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