Jul 12, 2010 · I want to create some tar.gz (and possibly tar.bz2) files, using the tar command on Ubuntu 10.04. I want to password protect the file. What is the command to do this (I have …

And 42.zip, besides not being gzip, requires recursive decompression, which is not a fair comparison. The compression ratio of the first layer is still within normal parameters.

gzip: the_name_of_the_file.gz: unexpected end of file The same problem happens when I try to extract the file using the GUI tool in Ubuntu or MacOSX, Any ideas?

Compression ratio is not the main rationale for gzip, the main advantages are: 1. it is the standard of the internet, standard for digital_preservation and for many serious systems (e.g. Apache …

Mar 29, 2011 · You'll want to use tar, like so: tar -czvf file.tar.gz cvd*.txt tar puts the files together, while gzip then performs the compression. Quoth the gzip manpage: If you wish to create a …

I've known gzip for years, recently I saw bzip being used at work. Are they basically equivalent, or are there significant pros and cons to one of them over the other?

I would like to use a command like plot 'datafile.gz' u 1:2 in gnuplot for a data file that is gzipped. Of course gnuplot does see that the file is gzipped and unzip it for me. Is there a way t...

Mar 3, 2017 · I'm decompressing a file with a .gzip extension and then re-compressing it using 7Zip. When re-compressed though it has a .gz extension. Are a .gz and .gzip extension the …

The c option for gzip will tell gzip to decompress to the standard output stream. The - at the end of the tar command means “use standard input.” So coupled with the the -c in gzip, the pipe will …

Apr 15, 2015 · As of August 2012, the MIME type recommended in RFC 6713 is application/gzip. According to the IANA registry, tar is not an official media type, so a GZipped tar file is officially …