-This is gzip.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.2 from gzip.texi.
+This is gzip.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.7 from gzip.texi.
-This manual is for Gzip (version 1.3.5, 29 September 2002), and
+INFO-DIR-SECTION Utilities
+START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+* gzip: (gzip). The gzip command for compressing files.
+END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+
+ This file documents the GNU `gzip' command for compressing files.
+
+ This manual is for Gzip (version 1.3.5, 10 September 2006), and
documents commands for compressing and decompressing data.
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have freedom to copy and
modify this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by
the Free Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development."
-
-INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
-START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-* gzip: (gzip)Invoking gzip. Compress files.
-END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-
-INFO-DIR-SECTION Utilities
-START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-* Gzip: (gzip). The gzip command for compressing files.
-END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
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Compressing Files
*****************
-This manual is for Gzip (version 1.3.5, 29 September 2002), and
+This file documents the GNU `gzip' command for compressing files.
+
+ This manual is for Gzip (version 1.3.5, 10 September 2006), and
documents commands for compressing and decompressing data.
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have freedom to copy and
modify this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by
the Free Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development."
-
+
* Menu:
* Overview:: Preliminary information.
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-Overview
-********
+1 Overview
+**********
- `gzip' reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding
+`gzip' reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding
(LZ77). Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with the
extension `.gz', while keeping the same ownership modes, access and
modification times. (The default extension is `-gz' for VMS, `z' for
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-Sample Output
-*************
+2 Sample Output
+***************
- Here are some realistic examples of running `gzip'.
+Here are some realistic examples of running `gzip'.
This is the output of the command `gzip -h':
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-Invoking `gzip'
-***************
+3 Invoking `gzip'
+*****************
- The format for running the `gzip' program is:
+The format for running the `gzip' program is:
gzip OPTION ...
descend into the directory and compress all the files it finds
there (or decompress them in the case of `gunzip').
+`--rsyncable'
+ While compressing, synchronize the output occasionally based on the
+ input. This increases size by less than 1 percent most cases, but
+ means that the `rsync' program can take advantage of similarities
+ in the uncompressed input when syncronizing two files compressed
+ with this flag. `gunzip' cannot tell the difference between a
+ compressed file created with this option, and one created without
+ it.
+
`--suffix SUF'
`-S SUF'
Use suffix `SUF' instead of `.gz'. Any suffix can be given, but
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-Advanced usage
-**************
+4 Advanced usage
+****************
- Multiple compressed files can be concatenated. In this case,
-`gunzip' will extract all members at once. If one member is damaged,
-other members might still be recovered after removal of the damaged
-member. Better compression can be usually obtained if all members are
+Multiple compressed files can be concatenated. In this case, `gunzip'
+will extract all members at once. If one member is damaged, other
+members might still be recovered after removal of the damaged member.
+Better compression can be usually obtained if all members are
decompressed and then recompressed in a single step.
This is an example of concatenating `gzip' files:
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-Environment
-***********
+5 Environment
+*************
- The environment variable `GZIP' can hold a set of default options for
+The environment variable `GZIP' can hold a set of default options for
`gzip'. These options are interpreted first and can be overwritten by
explicit command line parameters. For example:
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-Using `gzip' on tapes
-*********************
+6 Using `gzip' on tapes
+***********************
- When writing compressed data to a tape, it is generally necessary to
-pad the output with zeroes up to a block boundary. When the data is
-read and the whole block is passed to `gunzip' for decompression,
-`gunzip' detects that there is extra trailing garbage after the
-compressed data and emits a warning by default if the garbage contains
-nonzero bytes. You have to use the `--quiet' option to suppress the
-warning. This option can be set in the `GZIP' environment variable, as
-in:
+When writing compressed data to a tape, it is generally necessary to pad
+the output with zeroes up to a block boundary. When the data is read and
+the whole block is passed to `gunzip' for decompression, `gunzip'
+detects that there is extra trailing garbage after the compressed data
+and emits a warning by default if the garbage contains nonzero bytes.
+You have to use the `--quiet' option to suppress the warning. This
+option can be set in the `GZIP' environment variable, as in:
for sh: GZIP="-q" tar -xfz --block-compress /dev/rst0
for csh: (setenv GZIP "-q"; tar -xfz --block-compress /dev/rst0)
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-Reporting Bugs
-**************
+7 Reporting Bugs
+****************
- If you find a bug in `gzip', please send electronic mail to
+If you find a bug in `gzip', please send electronic mail to
<bug-gzip@gnu.org>. Include the version number, which you can find by
running `gzip -V'. Also include in your message the hardware and
operating system, the compiler used to compile `gzip', a description of
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-Copying This Manual
-*******************
+Appendix A Copying This Manual
+******************************
* Menu:
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-GNU Free Documentation License
-==============================
+A.1 GNU Free Documentation License
+==================================
Version 1.1, March 2000
+
Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
-
+
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
you may choose any version ever published (not as a draft) by the
Free Software Foundation.
-ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
-----------------------------------------------------
+A.1.1 ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
+----------------------------------------------------------
- To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
+To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
the License in the document and put the following copyright and license
notices just after the title page:
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-Concept Index
-*************
+Appendix B Concept Index
+************************
+\0\b[index\0\b]
* Menu:
-* bugs: Problems.
-* concatenated files: Advanced usage.
-* Environment: Environment.
+* bugs: Problems. (line 6)
+* concatenated files: Advanced usage. (line 6)
+* Environment: Environment. (line 6)
* FDL, GNU Free Documentation License: GNU Free Documentation License.
-* invoking: Invoking gzip.
-* options: Invoking gzip.
-* overview: Overview.
-* sample: Sample.
-* tapes: Tapes.
+ (line 6)
+* invoking: Invoking gzip. (line 6)
+* options: Invoking gzip. (line 6)
+* overview: Overview. (line 6)
+* sample: Sample. (line 6)
+* tapes: Tapes. (line 6)
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