diff --git a/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh b/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Input files used:
+# - `compiler` (27 MB) for compressed formats.
+# - `rust`    (229 MB) for uncompressed formats.
+#
+# Compressed formats benchmarked:
+# - .tar.gz
+# - .zip
+#
+# Uncompressed formats benchmarked:
+# - .tar
+
+set -e
+
+DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP="rm output -r"
+
+function call_hyperfine() {
+    hyperfine "$@" \
+        --warmup 4 \
+        --export-markdown "${FUNCNAME[1]}.md"
+}
+
+function tar_compression() {
+    cleanup="rm output.tar"
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'ouch compress rust output.tar' \
+        'tar -cvf output.tar rust' \
+        --prepare "$cleanup || true"
+
+    $cleanup
+}
+
+function tar_decompression() {
+    echo "Creating tar archive to benchmark decompression..."
+    ouch compress rust input.tar --yes &> /dev/null
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'ouch decompress input.tar --dir output' \
+        'tar -xv -C output -f input.tar' \
+        --prepare "$DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP || true" \
+        --prepare "$DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP || true ; mkdir output"
+
+    $DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP
+}
+
+function tar_gz_compression() {
+    cleanup="rm output.tar.gz"
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'ouch compress compiler output.tar.gz' \
+        'tar -cvzf output.tar.gz compiler' \
+        --prepare "$cleanup || true"
+
+    $cleanup
+}
+
+function tar_gz_decompression() {
+    echo "Creating tar.gz archive to benchmark decompression..."
+    ouch compress compiler input.tar.gz --yes &> /dev/null
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'ouch decompress input.tar.gz --dir output' \
+        'tar -xvz -C output -f input.tar.gz' \
+        --prepare "$DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP || true" \
+        --prepare "$DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP || true ; mkdir output"
+
+    $DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP
+}
+
+function zip_compression() {
+    cleanup="rm output.zip"
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'zip output.zip -r compiler' \
+        'ouch compress compiler output.zip' \
+        --prepare "$cleanup || true"
+
+    $cleanup
+}
+
+function zip_decompression() {
+    echo "Creating zip archive to benchmark decompression..."
+    ouch compress compiler input.zip --yes &> /dev/null
+
+    call_hyperfine \
+        'ouch decompress input.zip --dir output' \
+        'unzip input.zip -d output' \
+        --prepare "$DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP || true"
+
+    $DESCOMPRESSION_CLEANUP
+}
+
+function run_benches() {
+    tar_compression
+    tar_decompression
+    tar_gz_compression
+    tar_gz_decompression
+    zip_compression
+    zip_decompression
+}
+
+function concatenate_results() {
+    cat tar_compression.md       > results.md ; echo "" >> results.md
+    cat tar_decompression.md    >> results.md ; echo "" >> results.md
+    cat tar_gz_compression.md   >> results.md ; echo "" >> results.md
+    cat tar_gz_decompression.md >> results.md ; echo "" >> results.md
+    cat zip_compression.md      >> results.md ; echo "" >> results.md
+    cat zip_decompression.md    >> results.md
+}
+
+run_benches
+concatenate_results
+
+echo
+echo "check results at results.md"
diff --git a/benchmarks/setup-benchmarks.sh b/benchmarks/setup-benchmarks.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Run this script inside of the folder `benchmarks` to download
+# the input files to run the benchmarks.
+#
+# ```
+# cd benchmarks
+# ./setup-benchmarks.sh
+# ```
+#
+# It will download rust-lang's source code.
+#
+# After this, you can run `./run-benchmarks.sh`.
+#
+# Input files downloaded:
+# - `compiler` (27 MB) for compressed formats.
+# - `rust`    (229 MB) for uncompressed formats.
+
+set -e
+
+function setup() {
+    if [[ -d "rust" || -d "compiler" ]]; then
+        echo "Input files already exist, try deleting before downloading again."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Download the Rust 1.65.0 source code
+    git clone -b 1.65.0 https://github.com/rust-lang/rust --depth 1
+
+    # Delete write-protected files to make benchmark cleanup simpler
+    rm rust/.git -fr
+
+    # Separate the compiler code
+    cp rust/compiler -r compiler
+}
+
+setup
+
+echo "tip: if you see a git warning above, you can ignore it"