You can use the  application to create, view, modify, or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for other files. An archive can contain many files, folders, and subfolders, usually in compressed form.
provides only a graphical interface, and relies on command-line utilities such as tar, gzip, and bzip2 for archive operations.
If you have the appropriate command-line tools installed on your system,  supports RPM and Stuff files, as well as the archive formats listed in the following table.FormatFilename ExtensionARJ archive.arjEnterprise archive.earJava archive.jarLHA archive.lzhResource Adapter archive.rarUncompressed tar archive.tarTar archive compressed with bzip.tar.bz or .tbzTar archive compressed with bzip2.tar.bz2 or .tbz2Tar archive compressed with gzip.tar.gz or .tgzTar archive compressed with lzop.tar.lzo or .tzoTar archive compressed with compress.tar.Z or .tazWeb archive.warPKZIP or WinZip archive.zipZoo archive.zooThe most common archive format on UNIX and Linux systems is the tar archive compressed with gzip.  The most common archive format on Microsoft Windows systems is the archive created with PKZIP or WinZip.
