# gunzip > Extract files from a `gzip` (`.gz`) archive. > More information: . - Extract a file from an archive, replacing the original file if it exists: `gunzip {{archive.tar.gz}}` - Extract a file to a target destination: `gunzip --stdout {{archive.tar.gz}} > {{archive.tar}}` - Extract a file and keep the archive file: `gunzip --keep {{archive.tar.gz}}` - List the contents of a compressed file: `gunzip --list {{file.txt.gz}}` - Decompress an archive from `stdin`: `cat {{path/to/archive.gz}} | gunzip`