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Old 10-18-2019, 01:21 PM   #1
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LXer: How to use the Gzip command in Linux ?


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The gzip utility is Linux is a common tool to compress files, or in other words, to reduce their size. The original file, when compressed by gzip will have the extension .gz by default. The file name however, when itis very long, will be changed after the compression, .i.e. It will be truncated.

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