gzip
Unix compression tool
Gzip is a file compression format and the software that creates it, standard on Unix-like systems and foundational to web data transfer.
Files compressed with gzip typically have the .gz extension.
The verb means to compress using this format: gzip the log files before archiving.
To decompress, you gunzip.
Release air from
- inflateFill with gas
- losslessRetaining all original information
- tarballCompressed file collection
- decompressionReduction of pressure
ratio · encode · extract · compressible · header · checksum · streaming · binary
Minimizing area used
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
File bundling utility
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- stdinDefault program input channel
- stdoutStandard output channel
- command-lineText-based computer interface
GNU · Linux · shell · terminal · flag · option · verbose · recursive
Stored duplicate for recovery
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- distributionAllocation across recipients
deflate
Release air from
decompression · ratio · encode · extract · compressible · header · checksum · streaming · binary · byte
space-saving
Minimizing area used
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- compactTightly packed together
lightweight · fast · reduction · storage · download · upload
tar
File bundling utility
command-line · GNU · Linux · shell · terminal · flag · option · verbose · recursive · force
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
distribution · packaging · logs · snapshot · bundle