Unzipping a .gz file to get a text file but getting a binary file?
I have a .gz file called document.txt.gz file. It is supposed to be a text file which got compressed to a gzip file. When I uncompress, I am getting a corrupt file.
I ran the following commands:
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt.gz: gzip compressed data, max speed, from FAT filesystem (MS-DOS, OS/2, NT)
and I again ran the file command on the unzipped portion
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt: gzip compressed data, last modified: Mon Mar 12 22:16:42 2018, from Unix
I am unsure why my uncompressed file is still a gzip compressed data.
Is there a way to retrieve the original file?
files compression gzip gunzip
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I have a .gz file called document.txt.gz file. It is supposed to be a text file which got compressed to a gzip file. When I uncompress, I am getting a corrupt file.
I ran the following commands:
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt.gz: gzip compressed data, max speed, from FAT filesystem (MS-DOS, OS/2, NT)
and I again ran the file command on the unzipped portion
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt: gzip compressed data, last modified: Mon Mar 12 22:16:42 2018, from Unix
I am unsure why my uncompressed file is still a gzip compressed data.
Is there a way to retrieve the original file?
files compression gzip gunzip
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
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It looks to me that you runfile document.txt.gztwice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what doesgunzip document.txt.gzsay (if it does not createdocument.txt)?
– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
2
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27
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I have a .gz file called document.txt.gz file. It is supposed to be a text file which got compressed to a gzip file. When I uncompress, I am getting a corrupt file.
I ran the following commands:
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt.gz: gzip compressed data, max speed, from FAT filesystem (MS-DOS, OS/2, NT)
and I again ran the file command on the unzipped portion
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt: gzip compressed data, last modified: Mon Mar 12 22:16:42 2018, from Unix
I am unsure why my uncompressed file is still a gzip compressed data.
Is there a way to retrieve the original file?
files compression gzip gunzip
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
I have a .gz file called document.txt.gz file. It is supposed to be a text file which got compressed to a gzip file. When I uncompress, I am getting a corrupt file.
I ran the following commands:
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt.gz: gzip compressed data, max speed, from FAT filesystem (MS-DOS, OS/2, NT)
and I again ran the file command on the unzipped portion
$ file document.txt.gz
and the result is
document.txt: gzip compressed data, last modified: Mon Mar 12 22:16:42 2018, from Unix
I am unsure why my uncompressed file is still a gzip compressed data.
Is there a way to retrieve the original file?
files compression gzip gunzip
files compression gzip gunzip
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
asked May 25 at 2:09
Morpheus
1062
1062
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 37 mins ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 37 mins ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
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It looks to me that you runfile document.txt.gztwice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what doesgunzip document.txt.gzsay (if it does not createdocument.txt)?
– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
2
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27
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2
It looks to me that you runfile document.txt.gztwice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what doesgunzip document.txt.gzsay (if it does not createdocument.txt)?
– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
2
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27
2
2
It looks to me that you run
file document.txt.gz twice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what does gunzip document.txt.gz say (if it does not create document.txt)?– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
It looks to me that you run
file document.txt.gz twice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what does gunzip document.txt.gz say (if it does not create document.txt)?– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
2
2
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27
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In your case decompress the file by gzip -d document.txt.gz
The -d flag is used to indicate the decompression or uncompression.
Read the man page of gzip for more information.
Good luck!
answered May 25 at 2:42
Gowtham Munukutla
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In your case decompress the file by gzip -d document.txt.gz
The -d flag is used to indicate the decompression or uncompression.
Read the man page of gzip for more information.
Good luck!
answered May 25 at 2:42
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In your case decompress the file by gzip -d document.txt.gz
The -d flag is used to indicate the decompression or uncompression.
Read the man page of gzip for more information.
Good luck!
answered May 25 at 2:42
Gowtham Munukutla
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In your case decompress the file by gzip -d document.txt.gz
The -d flag is used to indicate the decompression or uncompression.
Read the man page of gzip for more information.
Good luck!
answered May 25 at 2:42
Gowtham Munukutla
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In your case decompress the file by gzip -d document.txt.gz
The -d flag is used to indicate the decompression or uncompression.
Read the man page of gzip for more information.
Good luck!
answered May 25 at 2:42
Gowtham Munukutla
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answered May 25 at 2:42
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answered May 25 at 2:42
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It looks to me that you run
file document.txt.gztwice and get two different results. Could you please clarify what you are doing. Also, what doesgunzip document.txt.gzsay (if it does not createdocument.txt)?– Kusalananda
May 25 at 5:36
2
Which command do you use to uncompress the file?
– dr01
May 25 at 8:27