commands.sh

uncompress

linux

Uncompress files compressed using the Unix `compress` command.

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Examples (4)

Uncompress specific files

uncompress path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...

Uncompress specific files while ignoring non-existent ones

uncompress -f path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...

Write to `stdout` (no files are changed and no `.Z` files are created)

uncompress -c path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...

Verbose mode (write to `stderr` about percentage reduction or expansion)

uncompress -v path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...
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