How do I unpack a .gzip file?

abefroman · 11-09-2009, 12:43 PM

How do I unpack a .gzip file?

When I use gunzip, it gives unknown suffix:
# gunzip he_pmd.2009-11-01.sql.gzip
gunzip: he.2009-11-01.sql.gzip: unknown suffix -- ignored

When I do gzip he_pmd.2009-11-01.sql.gzip, it creates a file he_pmd.2009-11-01.sql.gzip.gz

unzip gives an error, so does tar -xzvf.

TIA

mek · 11-09-2009, 12:50 PM

Hi TIA,

Just try:

gzip -d he_pmd.2009-11-01.sql.gzip

Let me know, bye!

pixellany · 11-09-2009, 01:06 PM

I was trying some things using gzip and gunzip and ran into some behavior I cannot explain.

The simplest thing mught be to re-name the file with the more normal .gz suffix.

abefroman · 11-09-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mek

Hi TIA,

Just try:

gzip -d he_pmd.2009-11-01.sql.gzip

Let me know, bye!

Didn't work, but thanks!

abefroman · 11-09-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixellany

I was trying some things using gzip and gunzip and ran into some behavior I cannot explain.

The simplest thing mught be to re-name the file with the more normal .gz suffix.

Worked!!

You sir are a Guiness!