Quick Answer: How Do I Gunzip Multiple Files in Linux?
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How do I Gunzip all files in a directory in Linux?

gzip all the files

  1. Change the directory to audit logs as follows: # cd /var/log/audit.
  2. Execute the following command in the audit directory: # pwd /var/log/audit. …
  3. This will zip all the files in audit directory. Verify the gzipped log file in the /var/log/audit directory:

How do I compress multiple files in Linux?

In Unix and Unix-like operating systems (such as Linux), you can use the tar command (short for “tape archiving”) to combine multiple files into a single archive file for easy storage and/or distribution.

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