gzip

Compress files with gzip.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$gzip [OPTIONS] FILE

Examples

$gzip file.txt

Examples

$gzip -k file.txt

Typical use cases

Compress

gzip file.txt

Keep original

gzip -k file.txt

Note Replaces original by default. Use -k to keep the source file.

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