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Figure 4-1. File Roller in Action
4.3.1.1. Decompressing and Unarchiving with File Roller
To unarchive and/or decompress a file click the Open toolbar button. A file menu pops up, allowing
you to choose the archive you wish to work with. For example, if you have a file called
foo.tar.gz
located in your home directory, highlight the file and click OK. The file appears in the main File
Roller browser window as a folder, which you can navigate by double-clicking the folder icon. File
Roller preserves all directory and subdirectory structures, which is convenient if you are looking for a
particular file in the archive. You can extract individual files or entire archives by clicking the Extract
button, choosing the directory you would like to save the unarchived files, and clicking OK.
4.3.1.2. Creating Archives with File Roller
If you need to free some hard drive space, or send multiple files or a directory of files to another
user, File Roller allows you to create archives of your files and directories. To create a new archive,
click New on the toolbar. A file browser pops up, allowing you to specify an archive name and the
compression technique. For example, you may choose a Tar Compressed with gzip (.tar.gz) format
from the drop-down menu and type the name of the archive file you want to create. Click OK and your
new archive is now ready to be filled with files and directories. To add files to your new archive, click
Add, which opens a browser window (Figure 4-2) that you can navigate to find the file or directory
you want to be in the archive. Click OK when you are finished, and click Archive => Close to close
the archive.
Figure 4-2. Creating an Archive with File Roller