Compress a directory tree into a tarball using pigz

pigzc.sh

Compress a directory tree into a tarball using pigz

#!/bin/sh

if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 <folder to compress>"
	exit
fi

NAME=`basename $1`

tar -c --use-compress-program=pigz -f $NAME.tar.gz $NAME


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 Uncompress a directory tree contained in a tarball with pigz 
 
#!/bin/sh

if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 <file to uncompress>"
	exit
fi

pigz -dc $1 | tar xf -