How to extract filename.tar.gz file

Question

I want to extract an archive named filename.tar.gz.

Using tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz doesn\'t extract the file. it is gives this error:

Answer 1

Check to make sure that the file is complete. This error message can occur if you only partially downloaded a file or if it has major issues. Check the MD5sum.

Answer 2

The other scenario you mush verify is that the file you're trying to unpack is not empty and is valid.

In my case I wasn't downloading the file correctly, after double check and I made sure I had the right file I could unpack it without any issues.