topic Re: gzip question in Operating System - HP-UX

gzip question

navin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:38:39 GMT

hello again,
is it possible to gzip and gunzip directories..
in hpux
thanks

Re: gzip question

VVS — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:43:39 GMT

Yes it is possible.
If you create archive file of the directory using tar command then apply gzip command.

It's same for gunzip also. once done, extract the directory using tar command.

Regards,

VVS

Re: gzip question

Steven Schweda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:04:26 GMT

Strictly speaking, no. Gzip works on one
file. However, you can use "tar" (or "pax")
to create that one file, and that is what is
generally done.

A Forum search for keywords like:
tar pipeline
should find many examples (of things to do
and things not to do).

Re: gzip question

Ganesan R — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:50:08 GMT

Hi,

If you want to zip directories you should go for zip/unzip utilies which is available for HPUX.

you can gzip/gunzip all files under a directory. All the files will gzipped with the extension of .gz

Re: gzip question

Asif Sharif — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Hi navin,

You can either use tar or gzip.

=========
Commands
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#tar -cvf .tar
#gzip -r

For detail see the man pages of "gzip".

Regards,
Asif Sharif

Re: gzip question

Steven Schweda — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:55:36 GMT

> If you want to zip directories you should
> go for zip/unzip [...]

That probably depends on why you're doing
this, as already explained elsewhere:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1275221

> #tar -cvf .tar

That uses gzip how, exactly?

> #gzip -r

This may make sense, depending on what you
actually mean by "gzip and gunzip
directories". An unambiguous description of
what you're trying to do might be helpful
here.

Re: gzip question

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:03:25 GMT

Hi Navin:

Your previous question related to this subject, and the answers provided to it should give you the anwser to this question:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1275221

Regards!

...JRF...