gzip command

Definition:

• Compress files to .gz extension
• decompress with grip -d or gunzip

Synopsis:

• gzip [option] … [file]...

List of options:

• -d, --decompress, --uncompress
• -f, --force: Force compression or decompression even if the file has multiple links or the corresponding file already exists, or if the compressed data is read from or written to a terminal.
• …
• -n, --noname: skip saving the original file name and timestamp
• -N, --name: save or restore the original name and timestamp
• -q, --quiet
• -r, --recursive
• -v: verbosity
• -t, --test: integrity test