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GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Linux
  • BSD
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  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Supports tar files
  3.  File Compression
  4.  File Archiving

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  • compressor

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  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

    24 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is gzip?

GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

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