Advanced · Packaging and Compression

zcat: Read gzip file

Syntax

zcat FILE.gz

Examples

zcat app.log.gz

Usage and sandbox support

For review only: practice in a real Linux environment, this sandbox does not execute this command.

This command is for reference and review, and the simulation terminal does not provide corresponding exercises yet.

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