decompress-a-file-replacing-it-with-the-original-uncompressed-version-using-gzip.md

Decompress a File Replacing It with the Original Uncompressed Version Using Gzip

gzip is used for compressing a single file while a tool such as tar creates an archive file by gathering multiple files together into a single file.

We can use gzip to decompress a file. For example, to decompress a compressed file example.csv.gz replacing it with the original uncompressed version:

# Decompress a file, replacing it with the original uncompressed version using gzip [gzip, common]
$ gzip -d example.csv.gz

> example.csv # original, uncompressed version

Use Cases

Decompress some-file.txt.gz replacing it with the original uncompressed version; some-file.txt.

References

• ELI5: Difference between TAR and ZIP files? : r/explainlikeimfive