# ouch
> Painless compression and decompression in the terminal

## Summary
Intuitive compression and decompression tool that auto-detects formats from file extensions

## Capabilities
- Compress and decompress files automatically
- Auto-detect format from file extensions
- Support tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zstd, zip, 7z, and more
- Simple, intuitive interface

## When to Use
- When compressing or decompressing files and wanting automatic format detection
- When you want a simpler alternative to remembering tar flags

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ouch
