2 Linux Tips for Decompressing File in Unix / Linux

 

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2 Linux Tips for Decompressing File in Unix / Linux

Linux Tips

Here you can find two tips to decompress the already compressed file in unix / linux terminal with examples. They are

1. Using gzip command

2. Using gunzip command

1. Using gzip Command with option -d

• This command with option -d is used to decompress the compressed file.

Syntax

gzip -d file.gz

Example

2. Using gunzip Command

• This command will be used to decompress the file without taking option in linux / unix terminal.

Syntax

gunzip file.gz

Example

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