The gzip command¶

The gzip command in Linux/Unix is used to compress/decompress data.

Usage¶

Compress a file¶

Action: — Compressing a file

Details: — Reduce the size of the file by applying compression

Command: gzip file_name

Decompress a file¶

Action: — Decompressing a file

Details: — Restore the file's original form in terms of data and size

Command: gzip -d archive_01.gz

Compress multiple files:¶

Action: — Compress multiple files

Details: — Compress multiple files into multiple archives

Command: gzip file_name_01 file_name_02 file_name_03

Decompress multiple files:¶

Action: — Decompress multiple files

Details: — Decompress multiple files from multiple archives

Command: gzip -d archive_01.gz archive_02.gz archive_03.gz

Compress a directory:¶

Action: — Compress all the files in a directory

Details: — Compress multiple files under a directory in one single archive

Command: gzip -r directory_name

Decompress a directory:¶

Action: — Decompress all the files in a directory

Details: — Decompress multiple files under a directory from one single archive

Command: gzip -dr directory_name

Verbose (detailed) output while compressing:¶

Action: — Compress a file in a more verbose manner

Details: — Output more information about the action of the command

Command: gzip -v file_name