015-the-gzip-command.md

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