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gunzip:tldr:18cb8

gunzip: Extract a file from an archive, replacing the original file if it exists.
$ gunzip ${archive-tar-gz}
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The command "gunzip" is used to decompress files compressed with the gzip compression tool.

In this specific command, "${archive-tar-gz}" is a variable that represents the name of the archive file. The ".tar.gz" file extension typically signifies a compressed archive created with the tar program and then further compressed using gzip.

By using the "gunzip" command along with the variable "${archive-tar-gz}", the command is decompressing the specified ".tar.gz" archive file, removing the gzip compression and leaving the file in its original ".tar" format.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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