gunzip
Extract file(s) from a gzip (.gz) archive. More information: https://manned.org/gunzip.
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Extract a file from an archive, replacing the original file if it exists:
gunzip {{archive.tar.gz}}
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Extract a file to a target destination:
gunzip --stdout {{archive.tar.gz}} > {{archive.tar}}
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Extract a file and keep the archive file:
gunzip --keep {{archive.tar.gz}}
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List the contents of a compressed file:
gunzip --list {{file.txt.gz}}
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Decompress an archive from
stdin
:
cat {{path/to/archive.gz}} | gunzip
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