Linux gzip usage

Compressing

gzip -c 

Example:

gzip -c xl-win2003-vm.tar xl-win2003-vm.tar.gz

Listing

gzip -l

Example:

gzip -l xl-win2003-vm.tar.gz
         compressed        uncompressed  ratio uncompressed_name
         1854534527          3329617920  44.3% xl-win2003-vm.tar

See also

• Linux gzip man page