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To extract this software, run:

uncompress gzip-1.2.4.*.Z

and then rename the file:

mv gzip-1.2.4.* gzip


To use gzip on a compressed file, run:

gzip -d *.gz    (also works with .Z files)

To extract a compressed tar file, run:

gzip -dc *.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
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