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GZIP .gz

What is GZIP?

A compressed stream for one file. TAR is often used first to bundle multiple files.

Technical details

GZIP wraps a DEFLATE stream in a header and trailer carrying flags, optional metadata, and a CRC/size check; concatenated members are permitted. [1]

Background and compatibility

RFC 1952 defines GZIP as a stream format, not an archive, which is why .tar.gz is two nested layers. [1]

Sources and references
  1. GZIP file format specification, RFC 1952IETF

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File format at a glance

Extension
.gz
MIME type
application/gzip
Category
Archive
Processing
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GZ conversions

ZIP to GZGZ to ZIPGZ to 7ZGZ to TARGZ to TAR.GZGZ to TAR.BZ2GZ to TAR.XZGZ to WIMGZ to BZ2GZ to XZGZ to RARTAR to GZ7Z to GZRAR to GZBZ2 to GZXZ to GZTAR.GZ to GZTAR.BZ2 to GZTAR.XZ to GZWIM to GZCAB to GZISO to GZCPIO to GZLHA to GZRPM to GZLZMA to GZZ to GZACE to GZALZ to GZARC to GZARJ to GZBZ to GZDEB to GZDMG to GZIMG to GZJAR to GZLZ to GZLZO to GZRZ to GZTAR.7Z to GZTAR.BZ to GZTAR.LZO to GZTAR.Z to GZTZ to GZTZO to GZ

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