Gzip
gzip
https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
Compress and decompress files.
A compression utility designed to replace 'compress'. Much better compression and freedom from patented algorithms are its main advantages over compress. Gzip decompresses files created by gzip, compress, or pack; it detects the input format automatically.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Eggert | Maintainer |
| Jim Meyering | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gzip/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gzip/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gzip | |
| Download | https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/ | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/ |
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