Revisions to Unzipping a .gz file without removing the gzipped file [duplicate]

clarified that the things in the list are alternatives, not things that must be done sequentially

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Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

Here are several alternatives:

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Here are several alternatives:

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Tweaked formatting.

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edited May 8, 2015 at 11:34

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Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```
Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```
Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```
Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

Made the list a real Markdown numbered list + minor improvements in formatting

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edit approved May 8, 2015 at 11:34

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a) Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

gunzip -k file.gz

b) pass the file to gunzip as stdin

gunzip < file.gz >gunzip file

c) use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)

zcat-k file.gz > file

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

a) Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep

Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

gunzip -k file.gz

b) pass the file to gunzip as stdin

gunzip < file.gz > file

c) use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)

zcat file.gz > file

Give gunzip the --keep option (version 1.6 or later)

-k --keep
Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.

 gunzip -k file.gz

Pass the file to gunzip as stdin
```
 gunzip < file.gz > file 
```

Use zcat (or, on older systems, gzcat)
```
 zcat file.gz > file 
```

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edited Sep 18, 2014 at 22:15

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answered Sep 18, 2014 at 21:54

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