Difference between revisions of "Gzip"

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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.
 
|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.
 
|User level=intermediate
 
|User level=intermediate
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|Status=Live
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|Component programs=
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|Homepage URL=http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip
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|VCS checkout command=
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|Computer languages=C
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|Documentation note=User manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html
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|Paid support=
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|IRC help=
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|Related projects=Info-ZIP-_UnZip_branch,LZMA_Utils,Lzip,Z,Zlib,gnuit,Sharutils
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|Keywords=Compression,zip,download,unzip,pack,unpack,uncompression
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|Is GNU=y
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|Last review by=Janet Casey
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|Last review date=2009-11-04
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
|Version identifier=1.3.14
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|Version identifier=1.4
|Version date=2009-10-30
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|Version date=2010-01-20
|Version status=beta
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|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.3.14.tar.gz
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|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.4.tar.gz
|License verified date=2009-11-04
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|License verified date=2010-01-21
 
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|Role=Maintainer
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|Real name=Jim Meyering
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|Real name=Paul Eggert
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|Email=eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU
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|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource URL=mailto:bug-gzip@gnu.org
 
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|Interface=command-line
 
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|System-administration=backup
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|License=GPLv2orlater
 
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|License=GPLv3orlater
 
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Revision as of 11:03, 12 April 2011


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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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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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