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gzip is a software application used for file compression. gzip is short for GNU zip; the program is a free software replacement for the compress program used in early Unix systems, intended for use by the GNU Project. | gzip is a software application used for file compression. gzip is short for GNU zip; the program is a free software replacement for the compress program used in early Unix systems, intended for use by the GNU Project. | ||
* to compress: gzip namefile | * to compress: '''gzip namefile''' | ||
For a more effective compression use gzip -9 namefile | For a more effective compression use "gzip -9 namefile", to compress all files and directories below "gzip -9 -r *" | ||
* to decompress: gunzip namefile | |||
* to decompress: '''gunzip namefile.gz''' | |||
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gzip is a software application used for file compression. gzip is short for GNU zip; the program is a free software replacement for the compress program used in early Unix systems, intended for use by the GNU Project.
- to compress: gzip namefile
For a more effective compression use "gzip -9 namefile", to compress all files and directories below "gzip -9 -r *"
- to decompress: gunzip namefile.gz