Linux File Compression Basics
Prerequisites : Basic familiarity with using the Linux terminal. Access to a Linux-based operating system. Step 1: Compression with gzip: gzip is a popular compression tool on Linux. To compress a file using gzip, use the following command: gzip filename Replace filename with the name of the file you want to compress. This will create a compressed file with a .gz extension. Step 2: Compression with zip: zip is another common compression tool that can create zip archives....