gzip
Purpose
Compress one or more files.
Syntax
gzip [options] files
Options
-c writes output to standard output and retains the original file.-d decompresses the file (same as gunzip ).-h displays a Help message.-l lists the contents of a compressed file.-n does not save the original name and time stamp.-r recursively compresses files in all subdirectories.-v displays verbose output.-V displays the version number.
Description
The gzip command compresses files using Lempel-Ziv (LZ77) coding, which produces better compression than the algorithm the compress command uses. After compressing a file, gzip replaces the original file with the compressed version and appends a .gz to the filename.