how to decompress with pigz
compression, gunzip, tar
Solution
Use `pigz -dc` for decompression to stdout. Then use `>` as you are in your example to direct the output to the desired path and file.
You can type just `pigz` for command options help.
Problem
I am trying to use pigz for parallel compress and decompress. I have found a way to compress in parallel using the following command: ``` tar cf - /input/dir | pigz > output_file.tar.gz ``` What is the equivalent command to decompress? I need to be able to specify the filename and the output directory path in the command for it to be useful for me.