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Compressing Files
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This file documents the GNU `gzip' command for compressing files.

   This manual is for Gzip (version 1.3.5, 13 February 2003), and
documents commands for compressing and decompressing data.

   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
     document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
     Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
     Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts
     being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a)
     below.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
     "GNU Free Documentation License."

     (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."

Overview

Preliminary information.

Sample

Sample output from `gzip'.

Invoking gzip

How to run `gzip'.

Advanced usage

Concatenated files.

Environment

The `GZIP' environment variable

Tapes

Using `gzip' on tapes.

Problems

Reporting bugs.

Copying This Manual

How to make copies of this manual.

Concept Index

Index of concepts.