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Gzip

Usage

Used to compress files. To compress directories, use tar.

shell
gzip OPTIONS FILE
OptionDescription
-dDecompress.
-kKeep input files during compression or decompression.

Examples

For compressing:

shell
gzip file  # > file.gz

For decompressing:

shell
gzip -d file.gz  # > file
gunzip file.gz   # > file