gzip
General file (de)compression (using lzw)
GNU Gzip provides data compression and decompression utilities; the typical extension is ".gz". Unlike the "zip" format, it compresses a single file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction with "tar", resulting in ".tar.gz" or ".tgz", etc.
- Versions: 1.12
- Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
- Licenses: GPL 3+
- Package source: gnu/packages/compression.scm
- Builds: See build status
- Issues: See known issues
Installation
Install the latest version of gzip
as follows:
guix install gzip
Or install a particular version:
guix install gzip@1.12
You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell
documentation for more information.