cli-tarHow do I compress a file using gzip, zip, and tar?

Gzip

Gzip is a popular file compression program that is used to create .gz files. To compress a file using gzip, you can use the following command:

gzip filename

This command will create a new .gz file with the same name as the original file. To decompress the file, you can use the following command:

gunzip filename.gz

Zip

Zip is a popular file compression program that is used to create .zip files. To compress a file using zip, you can use the following command:

zip filename.zip filename

This command will create a new .zip file with the same name as the original file. To decompress the file, you can use the following command:

unzip filename.zip

Tar

Tar is a popular file archiving program that is used to create .tar files. To compress a file using tar, you can use the following command:

tar -cvf filename.tar filename

This command will create a new .tar file with the same name as the original file. To decompress the file, you can use the following command:

tar -xvf filename.tar

The -c flag is used to create a new archive, the -v flag is used to display the progress of the operation, and the -f flag is used to specify the name of the archive.

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