atool is a script for managing file archives of various types (tar,
tar+gzip, zip, etc.). It provides the following commands:

  * aunpack: extract an archive, avoiding tar bombs
  *     als: list the contents of an archive
  *    acat: extract files to the standard output
  *   apack: create an archive

Optional dependencies: lbzip2 or pbzip2, lzip, plzip, lzop, lzma, zip,
unzip, unrar, lha, unace, arj, arc, nomarch, p7zip, unalz.

WWW: http://www.nongnu.org/atool/