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- Using Gzipper for Compression and Decompression
gzipper is a convenient tool for handling .gz files in a command-line interface. To compress files or directories, you can execute the command npx gzipper compress . --exclude node_modules --exclude vendor, which compresses the current directory while excluding specific folders such as node_modules and vendor. For decompression, simply use npx gzipper decompress filename.gz, replacing filename.gz with the name of the file you want to extract. Additionally, you can decompress all .gz files in the current directory by using npx gzipper decompress '*.gz'.
- Utilizing Tar for Single-File Compression
The tar command is a powerful alternative for compressing directories into a single archive. It allows you to create a compressed file that includes multiple files and folders. For example, the command tar --exclude='node_modules' --exclude='vendor' -czvf output_gzipper/archive_name.tar.gz . will create a gzipped tarball from the current directory while excluding the specified directories. This method is beneficial when you want to manage multiple files as a single archive.
- Summary of Compression Strategies
Both gzipper and tar offer effective ways to handle file compression and decompression, but they serve slightly different purposes. gzipper is great for managing individual .gz files and offers straightforward commands for both compressing and decompressing. In contrast, tar is more suited for archiving multiple files and directories into a single file while maintaining the ability to exclude certain paths. Depending on your needs, you can choose either tool to efficiently manage your file compression tasks.