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+# The `gzip` command
+
+The `gzip` command in Linux/Unix is used to compress/decompress data.
+
+# Usage
+
+## Compress a file
+
+**Action:**
+--- Compressing a file
+
+**Details:**
+--- Reduce the size of the file by applying compression
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip file_name
+```
+
+## Decompress a file
+
+**Action:**
+--- Decompressing a file
+
+**Details:**
+--- Restore the file's original form in terms of data and size
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip -d archive_01.gz
+```
+
+## Compress multiple files:
+
+**Action:**
+--- Compress multiple files
+
+**Details:**
+--- Compress multiple files into multiple archives
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip file_name_01 file_name_02 file_name_03
+```
+
+## Decompress multiple files:
+
+**Action:**
+--- Decompress multiple files
+
+**Details:**
+--- Decompress multiple files from multiple archives
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip -d archive_01.gz archive_02.gz archive_03.gz
+```
+
+## Compress a directory:
+
+**Action:**
+--- Compress all the files in a directory
+
+**Details:**
+--- Compress multiple files under a directory in one single archive
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip -r directory_name
+```
+
+## Decompress a directory:
+
+**Action:**
+--- Decompress all the files in a directory
+
+**Details:**
+--- Decompress multiple files under a directory from one single archive
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip -dr directory_name
+```
+
+## Verbose (detailed) output while compressing:
+
+**Action:**
+--- Compress a file in a more verbose manner
+
+**Details:**
+--- Output more information about the action of the command
+
+**Command:**
+```
+gzip -v file_name
+```