⚡️ Usage: gzip [OPTION]... [FILE]... - Compress or uncompress FILEs (by default, compress FILES in-place).
If you want to gzip a file or a directory, you can do it by running a simple command using Terminal.
- Go to Spotlight Search and type Terminal and Open it,
- Now browse to the location where the file or folder is presently using the cd command. (eg. if the file is situated on the desktop: cd /Users/your-mac-user-name/Desktop/
- Now simply type gzip followed by the file name with extension.
Example for single file : gzip filename.txt
Example for dir : tar cvf - myDirToCompress | gzip > myDirToCompress.gzip
Need more details - type "gzip -h" to get help!
-a, --ascii ascii text; convert end-of-line using local conventions
-c, --stdout write on standard output, keep original files unchanged
-d, --decompress decompress
-f, --force force overwrite of output file and compress links
-h, --help give this help
-k, --keep keep (don't delete) input files
-l, --list list compressed file contents
-L, --license display software license
-n, --no-name do not save or restore the original name and timestamp
-N, --name save or restore the original name and timestamp
-q, --quiet suppress all warnings
-r, --recursive operate recursively on directories
--rsyncable make rsync-friendly archive
-S, --suffix=SUF use suffix SUF on compressed files
--synchronous synchronous output (safer if system crashes, but slower)
-t, --test test compressed file integrity
-v, --verbose verbose mode
-V, --version display version number
-1, --fast compress faster
-9, --best compress better
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
⛔️ Warning: When you gzip compress file using gzip command on the Mac the original file is deleted!!
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