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# gunzip
> Extract files from a `gzip` (`.gz`) archive.
> More information: <https://manned.org/gunzip>.
- Extract a file from an archive, replacing the original file if it exists:
`gunzip {{archive.tar.gz}}`
- Extract a file to a target destination:
`gunzip {{[-c|--stdout]}} {{archive.tar.gz}} > {{archive.tar}}`
- Extract a file and keep the archive file:
`gunzip {{[-k|--keep]}} {{archive.tar.gz}}`
- List the contents of a compressed file:
`gunzip {{[-l|--list]}} {{file.txt.gz}}`
- Decompress an archive from `stdin`:
`cat {{path/to/archive.gz}} | gunzip`