How do I gunzip to a different destination directory?
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How do I gunzip to a destination directory other than the current one?
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gunzip *.gz /putthemhere/
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edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
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How do I gunzip to a destination directory other than the current one?
This did not work:
gunzip *.gz /putthemhere/
linux unix gunzip
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
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asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
69831324
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up vote
67
down vote
favorite
up vote
67
down vote
favorite
How do I gunzip to a destination directory other than the current one?
This did not work:
gunzip *.gz /putthemhere/
linux unix gunzip
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
67k48230283
asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
69831324
How do I gunzip to a destination directory other than the current one?
This did not work:
gunzip *.gz /putthemhere/
linux unix gunzip
linux unix gunzip
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
67k48230283
asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
69831324
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
67k48230283
asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
69831324
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
67k48230283
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
67k48230283
edited Oct 29 '14 at 19:55
Der Hochstapler
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67k48230283
asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
69831324
asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
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asked May 9 '10 at 23:15
Scott Szretter
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Ask gunzip to output to standard output and redirect to a file in that directory:
gunzip -c file.gz > /THERE/file
zcat is a shortcut for gunzip -c.
If you want to gunzip multiple files iterate over all files:
for f in *.gz; do
STEM=$(basename "${f}" .gz)
gunzip -c "${f}" > /THERE/"${STEM}"
done
(here basename is used to get the part of the filename without the extension)
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
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Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
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You can try with > to redirect the result to the place you want.
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
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If you need to extract a single file and write into a root-owned directory, then use sudo dd:
zcat filename.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
If the file is coming from a remote source (i.e., ssh, curl https, etc), you can do it like this:
ssh remoteserver cat filename.conf.gz | zcat | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
(Note that these examples only work for a single file, unlike the example *.gz, which is all gzipped files in the directory.)
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
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For writing with root privileges,sudo tee $filename >/dev/nullis a little more idiomatic than usingdd.
– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
87
down vote
accepted
Ask gunzip to output to standard output and redirect to a file in that directory:
gunzip -c file.gz > /THERE/file
zcat is a shortcut for gunzip -c.
If you want to gunzip multiple files iterate over all files:
for f in *.gz; do
STEM=$(basename "${f}" .gz)
gunzip -c "${f}" > /THERE/"${STEM}"
done
(here basename is used to get the part of the filename without the extension)
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
2
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
add a comment |
up vote
87
down vote
accepted
Ask gunzip to output to standard output and redirect to a file in that directory:
gunzip -c file.gz > /THERE/file
zcat is a shortcut for gunzip -c.
If you want to gunzip multiple files iterate over all files:
for f in *.gz; do
STEM=$(basename "${f}" .gz)
gunzip -c "${f}" > /THERE/"${STEM}"
done
(here basename is used to get the part of the filename without the extension)
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
2
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
add a comment |
up vote
87
down vote
accepted
up vote
87
down vote
accepted
Ask gunzip to output to standard output and redirect to a file in that directory:
gunzip -c file.gz > /THERE/file
zcat is a shortcut for gunzip -c.
If you want to gunzip multiple files iterate over all files:
for f in *.gz; do
STEM=$(basename "${f}" .gz)
gunzip -c "${f}" > /THERE/"${STEM}"
done
(here basename is used to get the part of the filename without the extension)
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
Ask gunzip to output to standard output and redirect to a file in that directory:
gunzip -c file.gz > /THERE/file
zcat is a shortcut for gunzip -c.
If you want to gunzip multiple files iterate over all files:
for f in *.gz; do
STEM=$(basename "${f}" .gz)
gunzip -c "${f}" > /THERE/"${STEM}"
done
(here basename is used to get the part of the filename without the extension)
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
edited Jul 25 '12 at 20:56
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
answered May 9 '10 at 23:23
Benjamin Bannier
12.7k23637
12.7k23637
2
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
add a comment |
2
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
2
2
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
Creates the file, but does not preserve file ownership, permissions etc. That may be good or bad depending on your precise situation.
– Chris Johnson
Nov 9 '14 at 17:12
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
You can try with > to redirect the result to the place you want.
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
You can try with > to redirect the result to the place you want.
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You can try with > to redirect the result to the place you want.
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
You can try with > to redirect the result to the place you want.
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
answered May 9 '10 at 23:21
jangelfdez
20212
20212
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
If you need to extract a single file and write into a root-owned directory, then use sudo dd:
zcat filename.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
If the file is coming from a remote source (i.e., ssh, curl https, etc), you can do it like this:
ssh remoteserver cat filename.conf.gz | zcat | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
(Note that these examples only work for a single file, unlike the example *.gz, which is all gzipped files in the directory.)
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
For writing with root privileges,sudo tee $filename >/dev/nullis a little more idiomatic than usingdd.
– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
If you need to extract a single file and write into a root-owned directory, then use sudo dd:
zcat filename.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
If the file is coming from a remote source (i.e., ssh, curl https, etc), you can do it like this:
ssh remoteserver cat filename.conf.gz | zcat | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
(Note that these examples only work for a single file, unlike the example *.gz, which is all gzipped files in the directory.)
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
For writing with root privileges,sudo tee $filename >/dev/nullis a little more idiomatic than usingdd.
– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
If you need to extract a single file and write into a root-owned directory, then use sudo dd:
zcat filename.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
If the file is coming from a remote source (i.e., ssh, curl https, etc), you can do it like this:
ssh remoteserver cat filename.conf.gz | zcat | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
(Note that these examples only work for a single file, unlike the example *.gz, which is all gzipped files in the directory.)
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
If you need to extract a single file and write into a root-owned directory, then use sudo dd:
zcat filename.conf.gz | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
If the file is coming from a remote source (i.e., ssh, curl https, etc), you can do it like this:
ssh remoteserver cat filename.conf.gz | zcat | sudo tee /etc/filename.conf >/dev/null
(Note that these examples only work for a single file, unlike the example *.gz, which is all gzipped files in the directory.)
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
edited Nov 21 at 17:04
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
answered Jan 9 '17 at 20:24
Jamieson Becker
23114
23114
For writing with root privileges,sudo tee $filename >/dev/nullis a little more idiomatic than usingdd.
– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
add a comment |
For writing with root privileges,sudo tee $filename >/dev/nullis a little more idiomatic than usingdd.
– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
For writing with root privileges,
sudo tee $filename >/dev/null is a little more idiomatic than using dd.– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
For writing with root privileges,
sudo tee $filename >/dev/null is a little more idiomatic than using dd.– dcoles
Nov 17 at 21:17
add a comment |
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