GZIP(1)

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version 1.25 · 3 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

gzip — compress the specified FILEs ✨ (that's the whole vibe, bestie, and yes she also decompresses, we'll get there)

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

libdeflate-gzip [-LEVEL] [-cdfhkqtV] [-S SUF] FILE...

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so. you hand her some FILEs and she compresses them, or she decompresses them, whichever direction you're feeling today. that's it. that's the job. she ate and left no crumbs 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

the way she has an option for literally everything, i'm obsessed 🫶

  • -1 — fastest compression, aka worst compression. speed demon mode, quality is lowkey not the point 🏃♀️
  • -6 — medium compression, and this one's the default. the sensible girlie of the group ✨
  • -12 — slowest compression, aka best compression. she's taking her sweet time and honestly? worth it 💅
  • -c — write to standard output instead of to files. pipe her anywhere you want, she's flexible 🌈
  • -d — decompress. go the other direction, bestie 😌
  • -f — the chaos goblin flag fr fr, and every single part of it matters:
    • overwrite existing output files;
    • (de)compress hard-linked files;
    • allow reading/writing compressed data from/to the terminal;
    • with gunzip -c, pass through data that isn't gzipped.
  • -h — print this help. she's being nice to you 💖
  • -k — don't delete the input files. keep your originals safe, we love a respectful queen 👑
  • -q — suppress warnings. nothing to see here, moving on 🙈
  • -S SUF — use suffix SUF instead of .gz. she'll accept any suffix you want, no judgement 🎀
  • -t — test file integrity. vibe check the file without actually committing to anything 💀
  • -V — show version and legal information. the receipts, the lore, the paperwork ⭐

Copyright 2016 Eric Biggers

this program is free software which may be modified and/or redistributed under the terms of the MIT license. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. See the COPYING file for details.

no warranty bestie!! like, legally none at all 😭 to the extent permitted by law at least. check the COPYING file if you want the full tea 🍓

and that's the page 🦋 it's giving gzip compression program v1.25, dated June 2026, from the User Commands shelf of your friendly neighbourhood manual. periodt 💅✨

GZIP(1) 🧚 stay compressed, stay iconic 🧚 GZIP(1)

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