gzip

This package creates a .gz compressed file, much like .rar or .zip.

Compression

gzip <file> - Compress a file. Deletes original file.
gzip -k <file> - Compress without deletion.

gzip -9 <file> - Compression quality 1-9. Default is 5.

Extraction

gzip -d <file> or gunzip <file>- Extract.