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|Full description=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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|Version identifier=1.6
 
|Version date=2013/06/09
 
|Version status=stable
 
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|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review date=2018/02/19
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|GNU package identifier=gzip
 
|License verified date=2010-01-21
 
 
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|License=GPLv2orlater
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Copyright (C) 1992-1993 Jean-loup Gailly
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|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
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|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
|Email=eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU
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|Version status=stable
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 4 September 2021


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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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Licensing

License

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Notes

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

4 September 2021




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Jim Meyering Maintainer
Paul Eggert Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
FTPMailing Listhttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gzip/
DebianDeveloperhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gzip
FTPDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283647
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gzip/
SavannahVCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git
SavannahDeveloperhttps://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gzip/
FTPDownloadhttps://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/
Homepagehttps://www.gzip.org/


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