Program and file format which is gzip:
- "Gzip" is an abbreviation for "GNU Zip" and usually has the file extension ".gz".
- In the case of "GNU" is a Unix-like operating systembased on the Linux Kernel-based. What exactly a Kernel is, we declare them in an extra-practical tip.
- Gzip is a free compression program and file format to compress files. Other well-known compressed file formats are 7Z, ACE, CAB, RAR, SFX and ZIP.
- In contrast to many of these formats, gzip uses a non-patented Deflate algorithm. Therefore, it is preferably of free operating systems such as Linux and Ubuntu used.
- Gzip is lossless, which means you can compress files for Transmission and for the application for the full file to reconstruct it.
- .GZ files, you can according to these instructions, using the Freeware 7-Zip to unzip. Alternative Freewares, such as PeaZip, as well as the paid software WinRAR, WinAce , and WinZip, available in our download area.
- For the compression and decompression Encoder and Decoder are required. In the case of gzip, is a Codec.
- A GZ file is a compressed Version of a single file. However, it may be in this file to a container file that contains several files. This is usually in files with the extension ".tar.gz" in the case.
- More about container files in a different practical tip.
7-Zip to Unzip GZ files
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