ZIP files are ubiquitous in the digital world, offering lossless data compression for files and directories. This guide will walk you through using the unzip command in Linux to extract ZIP archives efficiently. Installing Unzip Before we begin, ensure you have the unzip utility installed: Basic Usage To extract all files from a ZIP archive […]

Gzip, a widely-used compression algorithm, efficiently reduces file sizes while preserving original attributes like mode, ownership, and timestamp. It’s particularly popular for compressing web content to enhance page loading speeds. Understanding .gz Files Files compressed with gzip typically end with .gz or .z extensions. This guide focuses on extracting (or unzipping) .gz files across different […]

The grep command supports recursive file pattern option as follows: To limit your search for *.txt, try passing the –include option to grep command Syntax and examples for –include option The syntax is: You can include files whose base name matches GLOB using wildcard matching. A file-name glob can use *, ?, and […] as wildcards, and \ to quote […]