Open xz file from the command line in Windows 10

Question

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)?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '17 at 15:06

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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/

answered Mar 02 '17 at 15:06

lit

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thanks @lit! I had to install xz for windows and cygwin, and add the cygwin/bin folder to PATH in my environment variables to make it work, but eventually, it did! – Julien Massardier Mar 02 '17 at 19:55
There are pre-built binaries at http://tukaani.org/xz/ for Windows. You did not need to install Cygwin. – lit Mar 12 '17 at 00:02
Also, Cygwin `xz` is nowhere near as fast as native `xz`. – Tripp Kinetics Oct 09 '19 at 16:19

Open xz file from the command line in Windows 10

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