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# gzip
> Compress/uncompress files with `gzip` compression (LZ77).
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html>.
- Compress a file, replacing it with a `gzip` archive:
`gzip {{file.ext}}`
- Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version:
`gzip -d {{file.ext}}.gz`
- Compress a file, keeping the original file:
`gzip --keep {{file.ext}}`
- Compress a file specifying the output filename:
`gzip -c {{file.ext}} > {{compressed_file.ext.gz}}`
- Decompress a `gzip` archive specifying the output filename:
`gzip -c -d {{file.ext}}.gz > {{uncompressed_file.ext}}`
- Specify the compression level. 1=Fastest (Worst), 9=Slowest (Best), Default level is 6:
`gzip -9 -c {{file.ext}} > {{compressed_file.ext.gz}}`