To compress a file, replaces the orginal file with a GNU ZIP file with a name ending in .gz Working example: gzip my.report This will compress (zip) the file and give it the file extention .gz
GNU Zip. A compression scheme, used primarily by UNIX systems, to compact files to save storage space and reduce the time it takes to transfer files. GZip was created to eliminate patent constraints that exist with other compression schemes. The Archive Utility for Windows. Main ©1997, 1998 Webmaster JDC !-- setonclickmethods();
GNU decompression utility similar to UNIX uncompress. Takes a file and inflates it to it's full size so that it can be used. Files are compressed to save disk space and save on network file transfer times.
compresses or expands files. Keyword(s): gunzip, zcat
Gzip is a compression method often used in web applications and software such as phpBB to improve speed. Most modern browsers support this on-the-fly algorithm. Gzip is also used to compress an archive of files. See also: Gzip homepage, MacGzip, WinZip (not freeware)
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Compress or expand files, see the section called "Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2".
Compress or expand files, see Section 9.1.1.3.
A compression format commonly used on Unix. A Gzipped Tar Archive is another common archive format on Unix.
gzip is one of the most popular compression tools in unix. Faster, more compression capabilities, and cheaper (free!) than the standard "compress" command. Invocations: To compress: gzip filename To decompress: gzip -d filename
A file compression format popularized by the GNU compression utility and used by the application appliance.
A file compression program originally designed to replace the UNIX compress utility.
GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program. It was created by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. Version 0.1 was first publicly released on October 31, 1992.