NAME
gzip - compress files
SYNOPSIS
gzip [OPTION] FILE...
DESCRIPTION
gzip reduces the size of named files using the GZIP algorithm. A new file is created for each FILE with the extension .gz added.
OPTIONS
-d
Apply decompression to the named files.
EXAMPLES
To package a set of files in a directory into a file with .gz extension using the gzip command:
gzip doc1.txt doc2.txt doc3.txt
To decompress the file, use the -d option:
gzip -d doc3.txt.gz
To decompress all the files with .gz extension:
gzip -d *.gz
NOTES
The compressed file is only generated if it does not exist or the source file is newer.
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