gzip

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[Calculation] Compression program

Linux gzip command syntax

Function: The gzip command is used to compress files.

Syntax: gzip [-acdfhlLnNqrtvV][-S <Compression suffix string>][-<Compression efficiency>][--best/fast][File ...] or gzip [-acdfhlLnNqrtvV][-S <Compression suffix string>][-<Compression efficiency>][--best/fast][Directory]

Linux gzip command example

Compressed file

[root@w3cschool.cc a]# ls //显示当前目录文件
a.c b.h d.cpp
[root@w3cschool.cc a]# gzip * //压缩目录下的所有文件
[root@w3cschool.cc a]# ls //显示当前目录文件
a.c.gz    b.h.gz    d.cpp.gz
[root@w3cschool.cc a]#