tar -tzvf archive.tar.gz > nul && echo Archive is valid || echo Archive is corrupted
(Note: Windows native gzip is also available if you have Git Bash or WSL, but not always in cmd. Better to use tar -czvf directly.) windows tar gzip
Since Windows 10 (build 17063), Microsoft has included the bsdtar library natively. The easiest way to access it is via the Command Line. tar -tzvf archive
tar --version
If you want to extract the files to a specific directory, you can add the -C flag: tar -tzvf archive.tar.gz >
This is ideal for developers who need exact Linux behavior.
Get-ChildItem -Path .\*.tar.gz | ForEach-Object tar -xzvf $_.FullName