How to list file from tar.gz archive in Linux or macOS

Most Linux distros and macOS have tar program pre-installed by default, it can be used to list files in tar.gz archives. Command structure is next:

tar -tvf archive.tar.gz

What these flags mean:

• -t - instructs tar that we are going to list files in archive;
• -f archive.tar.gz - specifies archive file name to extract;
• -v - enables verbose mode.