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Re: *.gz files



Will wrote:
> 
> Quick Newbie Question:
> 
> What are *.gz files?  And what can I do to read/print/view them?

They're compressed files; you can "zcat mumble.gz" to see its
content or "gunzip mumble.gz" to restore the mumble file to
its uncompressed state.
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