ouch

A CLI tool to compress and decompress various formats

ouch - Modern Rust Compression Tool

ouch is a command-line compression tool developed in Rust that handles various compressed files with unified, simple commands and automatic format detection based on file extension.

• Simple Unified Interface

  Provides three core commands - decompress(d), compress(c), list(l) - with aliases for intuitive use.

• Multi-Format Support

  Supports dozens of common compression formats including tar, zip, 7z, gz, xz, bz, and more.

• Smart Format Detection

  Automatically detects format based on file extension without needing to remember different tool commands.

• Rust Safety

  Written in Rust with memory safety and high performance.

Quick Start

x env use ouch        # Install ouch via x

# List archive contents
ouch l a.zip
ouch l a.zip --tree   # Display as tree structure

# Compress files
ouch c one.txt two.txt a.zip

# Extract files
ouch d a.zip
ouch d a.zip --dir <output-directory>

Comparison with Similar Tools

• x zuz

  Compression module developed by x-cmd that automatically selects format based on extension with a simpler command-line interface.

• 7za

  Command-line version of 7-Zip with higher compression ratios but more complex commands.

• zstd

  Compression algorithm developed by Facebook with better compression-to-speed trade-offs.

• upx

  Executable file compression tool that reduces executable size without affecting functionality.

Further Reading

• ouch GitHub - Source code repository

Global Installation：

1. Automatically download the installation package and expand it locally.
2. Automatically create symbolic links for executable files in x-cmd's bin directory.
3. All currently open shells can directly use the command name.

x pkg use ouch

https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch
License	MIT
Language	"Rust"
Version	v0.5.1 stable

Package Installation Support Provided for
x64
	Linux
	Darwin
	Windows
ARM64
	Linux
	Darwin

Package Binary Source from

Repackaged from Official Source
• https://github.com/x-cmd-build/ouch/releases

Related Link

Module

`x pkg` => usage