You have a large log file server.log. You want to compress it using bzip2 but keep the original file and later decompress it. Which sequence of commands is correct?

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Linux CLI - Archiving and Compression

You have a large log file server.log. You want to compress it using bzip2 but keep the original file and later decompress it. Which sequence of commands is correct?

Abzip2 -k server.log bzip2 -d server.log.bz2

Bbzip2 server.log bzip2 -k -d server.log.bz2

Cbzip2 -d server.log bzip2 -k server.log.bz2

Dbzip2 -k -d server.log bzip2 server.log.bz2

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Compress with original kept
Use bzip2 -k server.log to compress and keep the original file.
Step 2: Decompress the compressed file
Use bzip2 -d server.log.bz2 to decompress back to original format.
Final Answer:
bzip2 -k server.log bzip2 -d server.log.bz2 -> Option A
Quick Check:
Use -k to keep original, -d to decompress = D [OK]

Quick Trick: Compress with -k, decompress with -d for safe file handling [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Using -d to compress
Not keeping original file
Mixing options order incorrectly

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You have a large log file server.log. You want to compress it using bzip2 but keep the original file and later decompress it. Which sequence of commands is correct?

Step 1: Compress with original kept

Step 2: Decompress the compressed file

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