tar
    cvjf <arch-name>.tar.bz2 files...


samples:

tar -cf - . | pv -s $(du -sb . | awk '{print $1}') | gzip > out.tgz
tar -cf - . | pv -s $(du -sb . | awk '{print $1}') | bzip2 > out.tar.bz2

pv file.tgz | tar xzf - -C <target-dir>
pv file.tar.bz2 | tar xjf - -C .

pv file.gz | gunzip > file