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DSDR KB:

Q:  

Can you remind me how to uncompress a file with a *.gz extension?

A:  

If you are using unix or linux and want to keep the compressed version intact:

gunzip -c xxxx.gz > xxxx

If you want the compressed version to be replaced by the uncompressed version:

gunzip -d xxxx.gz

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