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gunzip

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

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