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GZIP(1) User Commands GZIP(1)

NAME

gzip - Decompress the specified FILEs

SYNOPSIS

libdeflate-gunzip [-LEVEL] [-cdfhkqtV] [-S SUF] FILE...

DESCRIPTION

Compress or decompress the specified FILEs.

OPTIONS

-1
fastest (worst) compression
-6
medium compression (default)
-12
slowest (best) compression
write to standard output
decompress
overwrite existing output files; (de)compress hard-linked files; allow reading/writing compressed data from/to terminal; with gunzip -c, pass through non-gzipped data
print this help
don't delete input files
suppress warnings
use suffix SUF instead of .gz
test file integrity
show version and legal information

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2016 Eric Biggers

This program is free software which may be modified and/or redistributed under the terms of the MIT license. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. See the COPYING file for details.

March 2024 gzip compression program v1.20