UNCOMPRESS what tools to use

Archive or Archive or
File | Operating | Uncompress | Compress |
extension | System | Utility | Utility |
-------------+-----------+--------------+----------------
.arc | PC | pkunpak | pkpak |
.arj | PC | - | - |Shareware@src(see 7.)
.boo | PC | deboo | makeboo |
.cpt | Mac | Extractor | Compactor |Stuffit Expander also
.cpt | Mac | Compact Pro | Compact Pro | accepts .cpt files.
.gz | Unix | gunzip | gzip | GNU zip compressed
.gz | Mac | MacGzip | MacGzip |
.hex | Mac | binhex | binhex |
.hex | Unix | mcvert | mcvert | binhex converter
.hqx/hex?| PC | binhex | binhex |
.hqx | Mac | DeHQX | binhex |
.sea | Mac | - | - |Self Extracting Archive
.sit | Mac | Stuffit | Stuffit |
| | Expander | |
.tar | Unix/PC | tar | tar | See Warning in 4.
.tar | Mac | Suntar | Suntar | " " " "
.taz | Unix | tar->gunzip | gzip->tar | } Combined GNU
.tgz | Unix | tar->gunzip | gzip->tar | } compressed & tar!
.uu | Mac | UUtool | UUtool |
.uue | PC | uudecode | uuencode |
.uue | Unix | uudecode | uuencode |File extension variable
.uux | PC | uudecode | uuencode | (-x option)
.zip | PC | pkunzip | pkzip |
.zip | Mac | Unzip | - |
.zip | Unix | unzip | - |
.zoo | PC | zoo | zoo |
.Z | Unix | uncompress | compress | (Capital "Z")
.Z | Mac | MacCompress | MacCompress |
.??_ | PC | expand | - | MS-Windows