> tar -l if you wanna list, l for list.

Surely you mean -t if you wanna list, t for lisT.

l is for check-Links.

     -l, --check-links
             (c and r modes only) Issue a warning message unless all links to each file are archived.

And you don't need to uncompress separately. tar will detect the correct compression algorithm and decompress on its own. No need for that gunzip intermediate step.

▲ porridgeraisin 4 days ago | parent [-]

> -l

Whoops, lol.

> on its own

Yes.. I'm aware, but that's more options, unnecessary too, just compose tools.

	▲	sdfsdfgsdgg 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		That's the thing. It’s not more options. During extraction it picks the right algorithm automatically, without you needing to pass another option.