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X Zuz by x-cmd — Agent Skill

Name: X Zuz
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: x-cmd

X Zuz

Unified compression and decompression tool. Core Scenario: When AI needs to handle various archive formats (zip, tar, gz, 7z, rar, zst, xz, bz2) in the terminal. x-cmd provides concise aliases and zero-dependency installation.

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x-zuz - Unified Archive/Compression (AI Optimized)

x-zuz is a powerful archive processing module. Its core advantages are a unified interface and zero-dependency auto-installation (it automatically handles missing backends like 7zip or zstd).

Core Aliases

x z: Alias for compression (zuz compress)
x uz: Alias for decompression (zuz decompress)

When to Activate

When multiple files or directories need to be packed into a specific format.
When extracting any common archive format (zip, tar.gz, 7z, etc.).
When listing the contents of an archive without extracting it.
When extracting and immediately deleting the source file to save space.

Core Principles & Rules

Non-interactive First: Avoid interactive UIs; use command parameters directly.
Universal Interface: No need to remember different extraction commands (like tar -zxvf or unzip); use x uz for everything.
Environment Isolation: Automatically downloads required backends, ensuring operation in any minimal environment.

Patterns & Examples

Quick Compression

# Compress the 'src' directory into output.tar.gz
x z output.tar.gz src/

# Compress multiple files into a zip
x z archive.zip file1.txt file2.txt

Quick Extraction

# Extract to the current directory
x uz archive.zip

# Extract to a specific directory
x uz backup.tar.xz ./target_dir/

View Archive Contents (Non-interactive)

# List files inside an archive
x zuz ls archive.7z

Extract and Delete Source (Cleanup Mode)

# Ideal for handling temporary downloads
x uzr data.zip

Checklist

Prioritize using aliases x z or x uz.
Confirm the target path exists.
Consider using x uzr for automatic cleanup.

---name: x-zuzdescription: Unified compression and decompression tool. Core Scenario: When AI needs to handle various archive formats (zip, tar, gz, 7z, rar, zst, xz, bz2) in the terminal. x-cmd provides concise aliases and zero-dependency installation.license: Apache-2.0---# x-zuz - Unified Archive/Compression (AI Optimized)`x-zuz` is a powerful archive processing module. Its core advantages are a **unified interface** and **zero-dependency auto-installation** (it automatically handles missing backends like 7zip or zstd).## Core Aliases- `x z`: Alias for compression (zuz compress)- `x uz`: Alias for decompression (zuz decompress)## When to Activate- When multiple files or directories need to be packed into a specific format.- When extracting any common archive format (zip, tar.gz, 7z, etc.).- When listing the contents of an archive without extracting it.- When extracting and immediately deleting the source file to save space.## Core Principles & Rules- **Non-interactive First**: Avoid interactive UIs; use command parameters directly.- **Universal Interface**: No need to remember different extraction commands (like `tar -zxvf` or `unzip`); use `x uz` for everything.- **Environment Isolation**: Automatically downloads required backends, ensuring operation in any minimal environment.## Patterns & Examples### Quick Compression```bash# Compress the 'src' directory into output.tar.gzx z output.tar.gz src/# Compress multiple files into a zipx z archive.zip file1.txt file2.txt```### Quick Extraction```bash# Extract to the current directoryx uz archive.zip# Extract to a specific directoryx uz backup.tar.xz ./target_dir/```### View Archive Contents (Non-interactive)```bash# List files inside an archivex zuz ls archive.7z```### Extract and Delete Source (Cleanup Mode)```bash# Ideal for handling temporary downloadsx uzr data.zip```## Checklist- [ ] Prioritize using aliases `x z` or `x uz`.- [ ] Confirm the target path exists.- [ ] Consider using `x uzr` for automatic cleanup.

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