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== '''Compress to and Uncompress a .gz file''' ==

gzip utility will compress a file and create a .gz file:

gzip File_Name
This will make the file File_Name replaced by a compressed file File_Name.gz. If you want keep the original file while creating a compressed .gz file, use the following command:

gzip -c File_Name > new_file.gz
To uncompress a .gz or .GZ file, use utility gzip or gunzip:

gzip -d File_Name.gz
or
gunzip File_Name.gz
This will uncompress the file File_Name.gz, create a new file File_Name replacing File_Name.gz.

If for some reasons you want to keep the compressed file, use the following command:

gzip -dc File_Name.gz>File_Name
or
gunzip -c File_Name.gz>File_Name

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RobertLi: New page: == '''Compress to and Uncompress a .gz file''' == gzip utility will compress a file and create a .gz file: gzip File_Name This will make the file File_Name replaced by a compresse...