gzip in new file

salmanucit · 06-29-2007, 05:22 AM

I have a file abc.txt, when i issue command "gzip abc.txr" it creates a file abc.txt.gz and original abc.txt is deleted. I want to compress abc.txt in a new file and also wants to retain original one. Is it possible? how?
Regards

bathory · 06-29-2007, 05:47 AM

You can use this:

Code:

gzip -c abc.txt > abc.txt.gz

salmanucit · 06-29-2007, 06:08 AM

I have a folder test which has other folders and files in it
I issue following

gzip -cr test > test.gz

It creates my zip file.

Now i decompress it with following

gzip -dr test.gz
OR
gzip -dr test.gz > test

It creates a file (not a folder) test with same saize as my folder test. Is it my folder? id doesn't open as it seems to be a single file.
What am i doing wrong?
Regards

bathory · 06-29-2007, 06:29 AM

In this case why don't you use the tar command?

Code:

tar -czvf test.tar.gz test

salmanucit · 06-29-2007, 11:05 AM

Hi
Ok, now this command directly creates a tar + zip file, fair enough. How would i decpmpress it? Remember, on the destination server i also want a direct extraction, i dont want first to decompress and then untar it becaue if i first create a tar file with decompressing it then my this file would take almost 150G size and not i have to untar it and i need another 150G.
So how would i directly decompres sit wihout having an intermediat tar file
Regards

salmanucit · 06-30-2007, 02:42 AM

Hi
any one who could help?
Regards

bathory · 06-30-2007, 08:32 AM

To decompress it, use the following:

Code:

tar -zxvf test.tar.gz