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qtbz2
Section: qtbz2 (1)Updated: Feb 2026
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NAME
qtbz2 - manipulate tbz2 packagesSYNOPSIS
qtbz2 [opts] <misc args>DESCRIPTION
qtbz2 joins and splits combined xpak+tarbz2 files. Gentoo binary packages are such combined files.OPTIONS
- -d <arg>, --dir <arg>
- Change to specified directory.
- -j, --join
- Join: <tar.bz2> <xpak> <tbz2>.
- -s, --split
- Split a tbz2 into a tar.bz2 + xpak.
- -t, --tarbz2
- Just split the tar.bz2.
- -x, --xpak
- Just split the xpak.
- -O, --stdout
- Write files to stdout.
- --root <arg>
- Set the ROOT env var.
- -v, --verbose
- Print some files and sizes while joining and splitting.
- -q, --quiet
- Ignored for compatibility with other qapplets.
- -C, --nocolor
- Don't output color.
- --color
- Force color in output.
- -h, --help
- Print this help and exit.
- -V, --version
-
Print version and exit.
REPORTING BUGS
Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/Product: Gentoo Linux; Component: Current packages
AUTHORS
Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org> Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>
SEE ALSO
q(1), qatom(1), qcheck(1), qdepends(1), qfile(1), qgrep(1), qkeyword(1), qlist(1), qlop(1), qmanifest(1), qmerge(1), qpkg(1), qsearch(1), qsize(1), qtegrity(1), quse(1), qwhich(1), qxpak(1)