--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# #
+# IPFire.org - A linux based firewall #
+# Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Michael Tremer & Christian Schmidt #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+###############################################################################
+
+FILE=$1
+GLOBAL_OPTIONS=xf
+
+# Matches tar.gz and tgz
+if grep -q gz$ <<<$FILE; then
+ OPTIONS="z$GLOBAL_OPTIONS"
+
+# Matches tar.bz2, tz2 and tbz2
+elif grep -q z2$ <<<$FILE; then
+ OPTIONS="j$GLOBAL_OPTIONS"
+
+# Matches tar.lzma and tlz
+elif grep -q lzma$ <<<$FILE || grep -q lz$ <<<$FILE; then
+ OPTIONS="--lzma -$GLOBAL_OPTIONS"
+
+fi
+
+echo "Extracting $(basename $FILE)..."
+exec tar $OPTIONS $FILE