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GZ — Gzip Compressed File
documentGZ is a single-file compression format based on the DEFLATE algorithm, standardized in RFC 1952. Unlike ZIP or TAR, gzip compresses only a single file. It is ubiquitous on UNIX/Linux systems and is used heavily in HTTP content encoding (gzip compression for web pages), log compression, and as the compression layer in TGZ archives.
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✓Common use cases
- ›Compressing individual files on Linux/macOS
- ›HTTP content encoding for faster web page delivery
- ›Log file compression on servers
- ›Single-file distribution with good compression
- ›Base compression layer in .tar.gz (TGZ) archives
★Advantages
- ›Native on all UNIX/Linux/macOS systems
- ›Streaming compression — no full-buffer needed
- ›Standard HTTP content encoding (Accept-Encoding: gzip)
- ›Fast compression and decompression
- ›Stores original filename and modification time
⚙Technical details
RFC 1952; DEFLATE (LZ77 + Huffman) compression; stores original filename, modification timestamp, and CRC-32 checksum; no directory support (single file only); streaming — can compress on the fly without buffering.
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