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'''gzip''' is a compressed file format and command line utility used primarily on Unix-style operating systems, but available cross-platform. It uses [[DEFLATE]] compression. | '''gzip''' is a compressed file format and command line utility used primarily on Unix-style operating systems, but available cross-platform. It uses [[DEFLATE]] compression. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | gzip files begin with two signature bytes: | + | gzip files begin with two signature bytes: {{magic|0x1F 0x8B}}. The third byte indicates the compression method, and is normally <code>0x08</code> (meaning DEFLATE). |
| − | gzip 0.5 apparently used [[Freeze/Melt]] 1.x format, with signature bytes | + | gzip 0.5 apparently used [[Freeze/Melt]] 1.x format, with signature bytes {{magic|0x1F 0x9E}}. |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
* RFC 1952 | * RFC 1952 | ||
| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/gz}} | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
| − | * [http://www.gzip.org | + | * [http://www.gzip.org Original gzip] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/ GNU gzip] |
* [[7-Zip]] | * [[7-Zip]] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://zlib.net zlib] |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://github.com/google/zopfli zopfli] (Gzip-compatible, better compression, but very slow compression) |
| + | * [http://pastebin.com/kYKpfUjd Tiny gzip decompressor without using zlib] (C++) | ||
| + | * {{Deark}} | ||
| + | * {{XAD}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | See also [[DEFLATE#Software]]. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* [http://www.infinitepartitions.com/cgi-bin/showarticle.cgi?article=art001 Dissecting the GZIP format] | * [http://www.infinitepartitions.com/cgi-bin/showarticle.cgi?article=art001 Dissecting the GZIP format] | ||
* [https://twitter.com/angealbertini/status/534817626342436864/photo/1 Chart of format] | * [https://twitter.com/angealbertini/status/534817626342436864/photo/1 Chart of format] | ||
| + | * [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20762094/how-are-zlib-gzip-and-zip-related-what-do-they-have-in-common-and-how-are-they/20765054#20765054 How are zlib, gzip and Zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different?] - Response to StackOverflow question by zlib/gzip co-creator Mark Adler | ||
| + | * [[GZSteg]] - hiding a file within a gzip | ||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 12 April 2024
gzip is a compressed file format and command line utility used primarily on Unix-style operating systems, but available cross-platform. It uses DEFLATE compression.
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[edit] Identification
gzip files begin with two signature bytes: 0x1F 0x8B. The third byte indicates the compression method, and is normally 0x08 (meaning DEFLATE).
gzip 0.5 apparently used Freeze/Melt 1.x format, with signature bytes 0x1F 0x9E.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Sample files
[edit] Software
- Original gzip
- GNU gzip
- 7-Zip
- zlib
- zopfli (Gzip-compatible, better compression, but very slow compression)
- Tiny gzip decompressor without using zlib (C++)
- Deark
- XAD framework
See also DEFLATE#Software.
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia article
- Dissecting the GZIP format
- Chart of format
- How are zlib, gzip and Zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different? - Response to StackOverflow question by zlib/gzip co-creator Mark Adler
- GZSteg - hiding a file within a gzip
