The tar command on Linux is used to create and extract TAR archive files. Run "tar -czvf archive-name.tar.gz /path/to/file” in the Terminal to compress a file or ...

GNU gzip is a ubiquitous, open-source compression format and program. The standard compression of web servers is based on it, but also source code of programs still often ends up in .tar.gz archives.

Reducing costs is a key consideration for every IT budget. One of the items looked at most closely is the cost of a company's bandwidth. Using content compression on a Web site is one way to reduce ...