gzexe

linux

Compress executable files while keeping them executable. Back up the original file, appending `~` to its name and create a shell script that uncompresses and executes the binary inside it.

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Examples (2)

Compress an executable file in-place

gzexe path/to/executable

[d]ecompress a compressed executable in-place (i.e. convert the shell script back to an uncompressed binary)

gzexe -d path/to/compressed_executable

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