Compress or expand files gzip foo.txt gunzip foo.txt zcat, gunzip,
zless.
Options #
| Option | Long Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -c | –stdout | Write output to standard output |
| –to-stdout | and keep the original files | |
| -d | –decompress | Decompress. |
| –uncompress | This causes gzip to act like gunzip | |
| -f | –force | Force compression even if already compressed |
| -h | –help | Display usage information |
| -l | –list | List compression statistics for each file |
| -r | –recursive | If argument(s) is a directory, recursively compress files |
| -t | –test | Test the integrity of a compressed file |
| -v | –verbose | Display verbose messages while compressing |
| -number | Set the amount of compression. | |
| number is an integer 1-9 (fastest/worst -> slowest/best). | ||
| Default value is 6. | ||
| –fast and –best are 1 and 9 respectively |