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Rohan_Garg
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Mar 17, 2023 10:29 AM UTC

Hi @gbis1719,

 

It is easier to extract and read gzip files on linux system as compared to windows.

For windows, you can install Linux on windows using WSL. (Ubuntu WSL is available on Microsoft Store)

 

You can then use the gunzip command as shown below -

gunzip filename.log.gz

Or

gzip -d file.gz

This converts the .log.gz file to simply .log file. Hope this helps!

There are other ways as well. Please find the below blog -

https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-unzip-gz-file/

 

Thanks,

Rohan Garg

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Rohan_Garg
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Mar 17, 2023 10:29 AM UTC

Hi @gbis1719,

 

It is easier to extract and read gzip files on linux system as compared to windows.

For windows, you can install Linux on windows using WSL. (Ubuntu WSL is available on Microsoft Store)

 

You can then use the gunzip command as shown below -

gunzip filename.log.gz

Or

gzip -d file.gz

This converts the .log.gz file to simply .log file. Hope this helps!

There are other ways as well. Please find the below blog -

https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-unzip-gz-file/

 

Thanks,

Rohan Garg

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    gbis1719Author
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    Mar 17, 2023 11:04 AM UTC

    and how to do without linux in windows??

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      Rohan_Garg
      Rohan_Garg
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      Mar 17, 2023 11:12 AM UTC

      Hi @gbis1719. 

       

      You can use WinZip or 7-Zip. I haven't tried it before but it should work nonetheless.

       

      Also, you can refer the below URLs-

      https://www.bls.gov/help/instructions-for-opening-gz-files.htm

      https://www.winzip.com/en/learn/file-formats/gz/

      https://www.wikihow.com/Extract-a-Gz-File

       

      Thanks,

      Rohan Garg

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        SivakumarKanoori
        SivakumarKanoori
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        Mar 17, 2023 10:19 AM UTC

        @gbis1719 : how are you extracting it , which tool you are using to extract .

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        Thanks,Siva
          gbis1719Author
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          Mar 17, 2023 10:29 AM UTC

          i am not using any tool, just removing .gz

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