Install Gzip by running the following commands:
root:gzip-1.2.4a# ./configure --prefix=/usr
root:gzip-1.2.4a# make
root:gzip-1.2.4a# make install
root:gzip-1.2.4a# cd /usr/bin
root:bin# mv gzip /bin
root:bin# rm gunzip /bin/gunzip
root:bin# cd /bin
root:bin# ln -s gzip gunzip
The Gzip package contains the gunzip, gzexe, gzip, zcat, zcmp, zdiff, zforece, zgrep, zmore and znew programs.
gunzip decompresses files that are compressed with gzip.
gzexe allows you to compress executables in place and have them automatically uncompress and execute when you run them (at a penalty in performance).
gzip reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77).
zcat uncompresses either a list of files on the command line or its standard input and writes the uncompressed data on standard output
zcmp invokes the cmp program on compressed files.
zdiff invokes the diff program on compressed files.
zforce forces a .gz extension on all gzip files so that gzip will not compress them twice. This can be useful for files with names truncated after a file transfer.
zgrep invokes the grep program on compressed files.
Zmore is a filter which allows examination of compressed or plain text files one screenful at a time on a soft-copy terminal (similar to the more program).
Znew recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.