GZRT(1)

📦 version 0.9.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 GZRT 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the gzrecover page — it lives in the General Commands Manual section of your system, and honestly? it's a little lifesaver. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

gzrecover — the gzip recovery toolkit. yes, that's it, that's the name, short and iconic 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gzrecover [options] file

like, give it a file, throw some options at it if you're feeling spicy, and let it cook 🔥

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: gzrecover will attempt to skip over corrupted data in a gzip archive, which means the rest of the data — the non-cursed part — can be recovered. it's giving "your zip got wrecked but we're not giving up on her" energy fr fr 😭💜

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -h — show the usage statement. your classic "help me, i forgot how this works" button 🎀
  • -V — display the version number. main character needs her credentials, periodt ✨
  • -v — turn on verbose mode. she will now tell you everything she's doing, no secrets, we love a transparent queen 🌈
  • -s — turn on split mode. 🍓
  • -o file — set the output file. like, choose where the recovered data goes, you're in charge here 💅
  • -p — write recovered data to stdout instead of to a file. pipe it, redirect it, do whatever, she's flexible 😌

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

gzip(1), cpio(1). go read those too, bestie, expanding your knowledge is always slay 📚💖

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

gzrecover was written by Aaron M. Renn <arenn@urbanophile.com>. absolute legend behavior, we stan 👑

ngl this whole page is from GZRT, dated July 13, 2006 — yeah she's a vintage icon but she still works, and honestly? vintage is always in 💀🎀

okay that's the whole thing, go recover your archives bestie, ily, bye 🦋💖✨

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