gunzip

Additional Notes

gunzip is an archive command used to decompress gzip files. It is equivalent to gzip -d. The .gz file is removed by default after decompression unless -k is used.

Syntax

gunzip [options] [archive] [files...]

Parameters

• options: Flags that change how gunzip behaves.
• archive: Archive or compressed file to read, create, or extract.
• files: Files or directories that should be included or processed.

Common Options

• -k: Keep the compressed input file.
• -c: Write decompressed data to standard output.
• -t: Test compressed file integrity.

Examples

gunzip access.log.gz
gunzip -k backup.sql.gz
gunzip -t archive.gz

Practical Notes

gunzip is equivalent to gzip -d on many systems.