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# gzip
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> Compress/uncompress files with gzip compression (LZ77)
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- compress a file, replacing it with a gzipped compressed version
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`gzip {{file.ext}}`
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- decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncomrpessed version
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`gzip -d {{file.ext.gz}}`
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- compress a file specifying the output filename
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`gzip -c {{file.ext}} > compressed-file.ext.gz`
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- uncompress a gzipped file specifying the output filename
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`gzip -c -d {{file.ext.gz}} > uncompressed-file.ext`
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- specify the compression level. 1=Fastest (Worst), 9=Slowest (Best), Default level is 6
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`gzip -9 -c {{file.ext}} > compressed-file.ext.gz`
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