Commonly used · Packaging and compression

gunzip:Recover compressed files

Syntax

gunzip [-k] FILE.gz…

Options

-k

Keep compressed files

Examples

gunzip README.txt.gz

Usage and sandbox support

Only gzip files created by the teaching sandbox will be accepted.

Hands-on exercises

• Recovery compression instructionsEveryday

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