Linux Command Encyclopedia backup compression: Compress

Function Description: Compress or extract files.

Grammar: compress&http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/37954.html ">NBSP;" [-CDFRVV] [B < compression efficiency] [File or directory ...]

Add: Compress is a long history of the compression program, the file after it compressed, its name will be more ". The extension of Z. When you want to decompress, you can execute the uncompress instruction. In fact, the uncompress is a symbolic connection to the compress, so either compression or decompression can be done individually through the compress instruction.

Parameters：
-b< compression Efficiency > Compression efficiency is a value between 9-16, the preset is "16", the larger the value, the higher the compression efficiency.
-C Output The compressed file to the standard output device, do not change the original file.
-D unzip the file rather than compress it.
-F forces a compressed file to be saved regardless of whether the file name or hard connection exists, whether the file is a symbolic connection, and the compression efficiency problem.
-R recursive processing of all files and subdirectories in the specified directory.
-V Displays the instruction execution process.
-V Displays the command version and program preset values.