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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-This is gzip.info-t, produced by makeinfo version 6.0 from gzip.texi.
+This is gzip.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.5 from gzip.texi.
-This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.8, 7 March 2016), and documents
+This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.10, 7 August 2018), and documents
commands for compressing and decompressing data.
- Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2016 Free Software
+ Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2018 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
Copyright © 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Top, Next: Overview, Up: (dir)
+File: gzip.info, Node: Top, Next: Overview, Up: (dir)
GNU Gzip: General file (de)compression
**************************************
-This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.8, 7 March 2016), and documents
+This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.10, 7 August 2018), and documents
commands for compressing and decompressing data.
- Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2016 Free Software
+ Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2018 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
Copyright © 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Foundation, Inc.
* Concept index:: Index of concepts.
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Overview, Next: Sample, Prev: Top, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Overview, Next: Sample, Prev: Top, Up: Top
1 Overview
**********
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ File: gzip.info-t, Node: Overview, Next: Sample, Prev: Top, Up: Top
âgzipâ reduces the size of the named files using LempelâZiv coding
(LZ77). Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with the
extension â.gzâ, while keeping the same ownership modes, access and
-modification times. (The default extension is â-gzâ for VMS, âzâ for
-MSDOS, OS/2 FAT and Atari.) If no files are specified or if a file name
-is â-â, the standard input is compressed to the standard output. âgzipâ
-will only attempt to compress regular files. In particular, it will
-ignore symbolic links.
+modification times. (The default extension is âzâ for MSDOS, OS/2 FAT
+and Atari.) If no files are specified or if a file name is â-â, the
+standard input is compressed to the standard output. âgzipâ will only
+attempt to compress regular files. In particular, it will ignore
+symbolic links.
If the new file name is too long for its file system, âgzipâ
truncates it. âgzipâ attempts to truncate only the parts of the file
@@ -86,16 +86,19 @@ example, if file names are limited to 14 characters, gzip.msdos.exe is
compressed to gzi.msd.exe.gz. Names are not truncated on systems which
do not have a limit on file name length.
- By default, âgzipâ keeps the original file name and time stamp in the
-compressed file. These are used when decompressing the file with the
-â-Nâ option. This is useful when the compressed file name was truncated
-or when the time stamp was not preserved after a file transfer.
-However, due to limitations in the current âgzipâ file format,
-fractional seconds are discarded. Also, time stamps must fall within
-the range 1970-01-01 00:00:00 through 2106-02-07 06:28:15 UTC, and hosts
-whose operating systems use 32-bit time stamps are further restricted to
-time stamps no later than 2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC. The upper bounds
-assume the typical case where leap seconds are ignored.
+ By default, âgzipâ keeps the original file name in the compressed
+file. This can be useful when decompressing the file with â-Nâ if the
+compressed file name was truncated after a file transfer.
+
+ If the original is a regular file, âgzipâ by default keeps its
+timestamp in the compressed file. This can be useful when decompressing
+the file with â-Nâ if the timestamp was not preserved after a file
+transfer. However, due to limitations in the current âgzipâ file
+format, fractional seconds are discarded. Also, timestamps must fall
+within the range 1970-01-01 00:00:01 through 2106-02-07 06:28:15 UTC,
+and hosts whose operating systems use 32-bit timestamps are further
+restricted to timestamps no later than 2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC. The
+upper bounds assume the typical case where leap seconds are ignored.
Compressed files can be restored to their original form using âgzip
-dâ or âgunzipâ or âzcatâ. If the original name saved in the compressed
@@ -148,18 +151,18 @@ slightly larger than the original. The worst case expansion is a few
bytes for the âgzipâ file header, plus 5 bytes every 32K block, or an
expansion ratio of 0.015% for large files. Note that the actual number
of used disk blocks almost never increases. âgzipâ normally preserves
-the mode, ownership and time stamps of files when compressing or
+the mode, ownership and timestamps of files when compressing or
decompressing.
The âgzipâ file format is specified in P. Deutsch, GZIP file format
specification version 4.3, Internet RFC 1952
-(http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt) (May 1996). The âzipâ deflation
+(https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt) (May 1996). The âzipâ deflation
format is specified in P. Deutsch, DEFLATE Compressed Data Format
Specification version 1.3, Internet RFC 1951
-(http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt) (May 1996).
+(https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt) (May 1996).
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Sample, Next: Invoking gzip, Prev: Overview, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Sample, Next: Invoking gzip, Prev: Overview, Up: Top
2 Sample output
***************
@@ -180,8 +183,8 @@ Here are some realistic examples of running âgzipâ.
-k, --keep keep (don't delete) input files
-l, --list list compressed file contents
-L, --license display software license
- -n, --no-name do not save or restore the original name and time stamp
- -N, --name save or restore the original name and time stamp
+ -n, --no-name do not save or restore the original name and timestamp
+ -N, --name save or restore the original name and timestamp
-q, --quiet suppress all warnings
-r, --recursive operate recursively on directories
--rsyncable make rsync-friendly archive
@@ -215,14 +218,14 @@ stopping on the first failure:
sh -e
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Invoking gzip, Next: Advanced usage, Prev: Sample, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Invoking gzip, Next: Advanced usage, Prev: Sample, Up: Top
3 Invoking âgzipâ
*****************
The format for running the âgzipâ program is:
- gzip OPTION â¦
+ gzip OPTION ...
âgzipâ supports the following options:
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ The format for running the âgzipâ program is:
method: compression method (deflate,compress,lzh,pack)
crc: the 32-bit CRC of the uncompressed data
- date & time: time stamp for the uncompressed file
+ date & time: timestamp for the uncompressed file
The CRC is given as ffffffff for a file not in gzip format.
@@ -301,21 +304,22 @@ The format for running the âgzipâ program is:
â--no-nameâ
â-nâ
- When compressing, do not save the original file name and time stamp
+ When compressing, do not save the original file name and timestamp
by default. (The original name is always saved if the name had to
be truncated.) When decompressing, do not restore the original
file name if present (remove only the âgzipâ suffix from the
- compressed file name) and do not restore the original time stamp if
+ compressed file name) and do not restore the original timestamp if
present (copy it from the compressed file). This option is the
default when decompressing.
â--nameâ
â-Nâ
- When compressing, always save the original file name and time
- stamp; this is the default. When decompressing, restore the
- original file name and time stamp if present. This option is
- useful on systems which have a limit on file name length or when
- the time stamp has been lost after a file transfer.
+ When compressing, always save the original file name, and save the
+ original timestamp if the original is a regular file; this is the
+ default. When decompressing, restore the original file name and
+ timestamp if present. This option is useful on systems which have
+ a limit on file name length or when the timestamp has been lost
+ after a file transfer.
â--quietâ
â-qâ
@@ -383,7 +387,7 @@ The format for running the âgzipâ program is:
of speed).
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Advanced usage, Next: Environment, Prev: Invoking gzip, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Advanced usage, Next: Environment, Prev: Invoking gzip, Up: Top
4 Advanced usage
****************
@@ -435,7 +439,7 @@ transparently. âgzipâ is designed as a complement to âtarâ, not as a
replacement.
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Environment, Next: Tapes, Prev: Advanced usage, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Environment, Next: Tapes, Prev: Advanced usage, Up: Top
5 Environment
*************
@@ -456,12 +460,8 @@ create an executable script â$HOME/bin/gzipâ containing the following:
export PATH=/usr/bin
exec gzip -9 "$@"
- On VMS, the name of the obsolescent environment variable is
-âGZIP_OPTâ, to avoid a conflict with the symbol set for invocation of
-the program.
-
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Tapes, Next: Problems, Prev: Environment, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Tapes, Next: Problems, Prev: Environment, Up: Top
6 Using âgzipâ on tapes
***********************
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ and emits a warning by default if the garbage contains nonzero bytes.
You can use the â--quietâ option to suppress the warning.
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Problems, Next: GNU Free Documentation License, Prev: Tapes, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Problems, Next: GNU Free Documentation License, Prev: Tapes, Up: Top
7 Reporting Bugs
****************
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ operating system, the compiler used to compile âgzipâ, a description of
the bug behavior, and the input to âgzipâ that triggered the bug.
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: GNU Free Documentation License, Next: Concept index, Prev: Problems, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: GNU Free Documentation License, Next: Concept index, Prev: Problems, Up: Top
Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License
*****************************************
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License
Version 1.3, 3 November 2008
Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
+
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License
the GNU Free Documentation License from time to time. Such new
versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may
differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. See
- .
+ .
Each version of the License is given a distinguishing version
number. If the Document specifies that a particular numbered
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ notices just after the title page:
Free Documentation License''.
If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover
-Texts, replace the âwithâ¦Texts.â line with this:
+Texts, replace the âwith...Texts.â line with this:
with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES, with
the Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the Back-Cover Texts
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ software license, such as the GNU General Public License, to permit
their use in free software.
-File: gzip.info-t, Node: Concept index, Prev: GNU Free Documentation License, Up: Top
+File: gzip.info, Node: Concept index, Prev: GNU Free Documentation License, Up: Top
Appendix B Concept index
************************
@@ -990,14 +990,14 @@ Appendix B Concept index
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-Node: GNU Free Documentation License20321
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+Node: Invoking gzip10453
+Node: Advanced usage16793
+Node: Environment18424
+Node: Tapes19285
+Node: Problems19843
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License20329
+Node: Concept index45683
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