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| # The `zcat` command
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| The `zcat` allows you to look at a compressed file.
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| ### Examples:
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| 1. To view the content of a compressed file:
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| ```
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| ~$ zcat test.txt.gz
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| Hello World
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| ```
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| 2. It can also Works with multiple files:
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| ```
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| ~$ zcat test2.txt.gz test.txt.gz
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| hello
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| Hello world
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| ```
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| ### Syntax:
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| The general syntax for the `zcat` command is as follows:
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| ```
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| zcat [  -n ] [  -V ] [  File ... ]
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| ```
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