gunzip

uncompress files (GNU)

Syntax:

gunzip [-cfhLrtvVM] [name...]

Description:

The gunzip utility uncompresses files that have been compressed with gzip. It is equivalent to gzip -d. See gzip for more details.

See also:

• gzip utility (gzip/gunzip/zcat)
• freeze utility (compress and uncompress files)
• pax utility (portable archive interchange)

Author:

GNU