gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement for compress. Its main advantages over compress are much better compression and freedom from patented algorithms.
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement for compress. Its main advantages over compress are much better compression and freedom from patented algorithms.
To install gzip, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install gzip
To see what files were installed by gzip, run:
port contents gzip
To later upgrade gzip, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade gzip
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