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# gzip
> Compress/uncompress files with gzip compression (LZ77)
- compress a file, replacing it with a gzipped compressed version
`gzip {{file.ext}}
- decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncomrpessed version
`gzip -d {{file.ext.gz}}
- compress a file specifying the output filename
`gzip -c {{file.ext}} > compressed-file.ext.gz
- uncompress a gzipped file specifying the output filename
`gzip -c -d {{file.ext.gz}} > uncompressed-file.ext
- specify the compression level. 1=Fastest (Worst), 9=Slowest (Best), Default level is 6
`gzip -9 -c {{file.ext}} > compressed-file.ext.gz`