compress command is used for compressing a file that is for making the file size compact so that it becomes small. When a compress command is used in UNIX all the file attributes like the owner of the file and other things remain same except the file size is compressed and the extension of the file becomes .Z
The general syntax for compressing file is
compress filename
For instance if one like to compress the file named as Exforsys it can be done as follows:
compress Exforsys
The above is a generalized compress command without any options, There are many options available in compress command. Some of which are mentioned below namely:
- compress with –c option
- compress with –v option
compress with –c option:
When a –c option is used with compress command then the output is written to the display screen and so no .Z files are created.
compress with –v option:
-v option with compress command gives report on the file size by which the file has got compressed.
To add further to this related area of context there is another command called as uncompress which is used to uncompress the file.
What happens when a compress command is used in UNIX system?
compress command is used for compressing a file that is for making the file size compact so that it becomes small. When a compress command is used in UNIX all the file attributes like the owner of the file and other things remain same except the file size is compressed and the extension of the file becomes .Z
The general syntax for compressing file is
For instance if one like to compress the file named as Exforsys it can be done as follows:
The above is a generalized compress command without any options, There are many options available in compress command. Some of which are mentioned below namely:
compress with –c option:
When a –c option is used with compress command then the output is written to the display screen and so no .Z files are created.
compress with –v option:
-v option with compress command gives report on the file size by which the file has got compressed.
To add further to this related area of context there is another command called as uncompress which is used to uncompress the file.
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