gunzip(1)
NAME
zcat - decompress and concatenate files to standard output
SYNOPSIS
zcat [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
Zcat copies each given file to standard output. If any given file is compressed, its decompressed content is used. If a given file does not exist, and its name does not end with one of the known extensions, zcat tries the compressed file names corresponding to the supported formats. If no files are specified, or if a file is specified as '-', data is read from standard input, decompressed if needed, and sent to standard output. Data read from standard input must be of the same type; all uncompressed or all in the same compression format. The supported formats are bzip2, gzip, lzip and xz. Exit status is 0 if no errors occurred, non-zero otherwise.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-A, --show-all
equivalent to '-vET'
-b, --number-nonblank
number nonblank output lines
-e equivalent to '-vE'
-E, --show-ends
display '$' at end of each line
-M, --format=<list>
process only the formats in <list>
-n, --number
number all output lines
-N, --no-rcfile
don't read runtime configuration file
-O, --force-format=<fmt>
force given format (bz2, gz, lz, xz)
-q, --quiet
suppress all messages
-r, --recursive
operate recursively on directories
-s, --squeeze-blank
never more than one single blank line
-t equivalent to '-vT'
-T, --show-tabs
display TAB characters as '^I'
-v, --show-nonprinting
use '^' and 'M-' notation, except for LF and TAB
--verbose
verbose mode (show error messages)
--bz2=<command>
set compressor and options for bzip2 format
--gz=<command>
set compressor and options for gzip format
--lz=<command>
set compressor and options for lzip format
--xz=<command>
set compressor and options for xz format
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to zutils-bug@nongnu.org Zutils home page: http://www.nongnu.org/zutils/zutils.html
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2016 Antonio Diaz Diaz. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Opportunity
Personal Opportunity - Free software gives you access to billions of dollars of software at no cost. Use this software for your business, personal use or to develop a profitable skill. Access to source code provides access to a level of capabilities/information that companies protect though copyrights. Open source is a core component of the Internet and it is available to you. Leverage the billions of dollars in resources and capabilities to build a career, establish a business or change the world. The potential is endless for those who understand the opportunity.
Business Opportunity - Goldman Sachs, IBM and countless large corporations are leveraging open source to reduce costs, develop products and increase their bottom lines. Learn what these companies know about open source and how open source can give you the advantage.
Free Software
Free Software provides computer programs and capabilities at no cost but more importantly, it provides the freedom to run, edit, contribute to, and share the software. The importance of free software is a matter of access, not price. Software at no cost is a benefit but ownership rights to the software and source code is far more significant.
Free Office Software - The Libre Office suite provides top desktop productivity tools for free. This includes, a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation engine, drawing and flowcharting, database and math applications. Libre Office is available for Linux or Windows.
Free Books
The Free Books Library is a collection of thousands of the most popular public domain books in an online readable format. The collection includes great classical literature and more recent works where the U.S. copyright has expired. These books are yours to read and use without restrictions.
Source Code - Want to change a program or know how it works? Open Source provides the source code for its programs so that anyone can use, modify or learn how to write those programs themselves. Visit the GNU source code repositories to download the source.
Education
Study at Harvard, Stanford or MIT - Open edX provides free online courses from Harvard, MIT, Columbia, UC Berkeley and other top Universities. Hundreds of courses for almost all major subjects and course levels. Open edx also offers some paid courses and selected certifications.
Linux Manual Pages - A man or manual page is a form of software documentation found on Linux/Unix operating systems. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts.
