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Package: gzip (1.3.12-6) [essential]

The GNU compression utility

This is the standard GNU file compression utility, which is also the default compression tool for Debian. It typically operates on files with names ending in '.gz'.

This package can also decompress '.Z' files created with 'compress'.

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: GNU, Purpose: Compressing, Works with: Archive, Files

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