Archive files can also contain directories, which can contain files and subdirectories.
Generally, these archive files have names ending in .tar , .tgz , .tar.gz or .zip . To get at the files contained in the archives, you must unpack them using some command-line incantations. Fortunately, these particular incantations are not really all that difficult to master. The command will unpack the contained files to your current directory. You can use a GUI file manager or the ls command to view the results of your work.