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@ -211,3 +211,38 @@ Example of how to GZIP compress a binary string:: |
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The basic data compression module needed to support the :program:`gzip` file |
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format. |
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Command Line Interface |
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The :mod:`gzip` module provides a simple command line interface to compress or |
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decompress files. |
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Once executed the :mod:`gzip` module keeps the input file(s). |
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.. versionchanged:: 3.8 |
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Add a new command line interface with a usage. |
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Command line options |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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.. cmdoption:: file |
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.. code-block:: shell-session |
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$ python -m gzip file |
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If *file* is not specified, read from :attr:`sys.stdin`. |
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.. cmdoption:: -d, --decompress |
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Decompress the given file |
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.. code-block:: shell-session |
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$ python -m gzip -d file.gz |
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.. cmdoption:: -h, --help |
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Show the help message. |
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