gzip

Compress or expand files

Overview

Reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77). Replaces the original file with one with a .gz extension.

gzip [OPTION]... [FILE]...

$ gzip filename.txt

Compress filename.txt to filename.txt.gz.

List directory contents

Copy files and directories

Move or rename files and directories

Remove files or directories

Remove empty directories

Change file timestamps or create empty files

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