Subj : uncompression
To   : MRO
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue May 06 2025 08:54 pm

 Re: uncompression
 By: MRO to Digital Man on Tue May 06 2025 08:49 pm

>   Re: uncompression
>   By: Digital Man to MRO on Tue May 06 2025 05:58 pm
>
>  >  >  > Right, .gz files aren't archives. No plan to support them directly
>  >  >  > in SBBS. .tgz / .tar.gz files *are* supported however.
>
>  >  > well a .gz file is a single compressed file, right?
>
>  > No, it's a block of compressed data which may not have originally been a
>  > file.
>
>  >  > so why are you saying it's not an archive format?
>
>  > Becaue it's not. An archive file/format contains one or more files, their
>  > data/contents and metadata about those files (e.g. file name, date/time,
>  > size, checksum) - a .gz file doesn't contain any of that.
>
>  > A .tar file is an archive.
>  > A .gz file is compressed data.
>  > A .tar.gz (or .tgz) is a compressed archive.
>
> well i only worked with .gz files long ago.  but only when i HAD to, so i'm
> a bit confused about why you think that it's not an archive format.
>
> so i used gzip and created an archive
>
> root@linux:~# gzip -l shit.rar.gz
>          compressed        uncompressed  ratio uncompressed_name
>            12861660            12860366  -0.0% shit.rar
> root@linux:~# gzip -l -v  shit.rar.gz
> method  crc     date  time           compressed        uncompressed  ratio
> uncompressed_name
> defla d61855b3 Sep  7 12:47            12861660            12860366  -0.0%
> shit.rar
>
> as you can see, the archive i created shows crc, date time the compressed
> and uncompressed size, the ratio and the uncompressed filename
> https://i.imgur.com/EwYcPym.png

Those header fields are optional: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip

> so it meets the criteria you mentioned for archives, right?

No.

> so yes, it's one file but it's a compressed archive.

If a library can only store one book, is it still a library? No, it's not.
--
                                           digital man (rob)

Sling Blade quote #4:
Doyle: wimpy-ass kids or mental retards.. she got one of each livin' with her.
Norco, CA WX: 55.9�F, 89.0% humidity, 5 mph WNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs

---
� Synchronet � Vertrauen � Home of Synchronet � [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net

You are viewing proxied material from bbs.kd3.us. The copyright of proxied material belongs to its original authors. Any comments or complaints in relation to proxied material should be directed to the original authors of the content concerned. Please see the disclaimer for more details.