How do I uncompress a gz file ?

[Donovan]

Hi, I have file.txt.gz that I want to uncompress to file.txt.

What should I type at telnet prompt to do this ?

Thanks,
Donov

[pbharris]

gzip -d filename
or gunzip filename

[mangeli]

Originally posted by pbharris:
gzip -d filename
or gunzip filename


gunzip -dc filename.gz also works... (This creates a directory for the file you just unzipped, so that you don't have all the make and config files piling up. The d keeps the .gz file instead of trashing it in case you need to unzip it again.)