[ubuntu-in] How to re-compact a .gz folder once I extract it?

[suranjan jii]

On 3/18/09, Arpan <arpanfoross at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> suranjan jii wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I have successfully set up SCIM as well as the Hindi aspell
> > spell-checker to work with it. Now I just need to open the main Hindi
> > word list (of the spellchecker) in order to edit it. That word list is
> > in the file "hi.cwl.gz". I can use archive manager to extract it to
> > hi.cwl, and from there I know how to open it and edit it, and then I
> > just need to know what is the command to recreate the hi.cwl.gz from
> > hi.cwl. If someone can tell me this command (to go from hi.cwl to
> > hi.cwl.gz), then I will be able to do my work.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Suranjan
> > Buxar, Bihar
> If you are using Ubuntu(Gnome) then follow the steps mentioned below.
>
> 1. Open Nautilus File Manager and browse to the folder which contains
> the file hi.cwl
> 2. Right click on it and select "Create Archive" from the menu.
> 3. Change the archive type/extention from default "tar.gz" to ".gz".
> 4. Click create.
>
> A new .gz file will be created.
> --
>
> Alternatively you can use "gzip" command to create a .gz archive. Use
> terminal and change to the directory where your file hi.cwl is located
> and then give below command.
>
> $ gzip -v hi.cwl
>
> Option "-v" is for verbose output. However using gzip command replaces
> your original file with the newly created .gz archive.


Arpanji,
Thank you very much. I do use Ubuntu gutsy (Gnome), and it sounds like what
you have given is exactly what I need. It should work perfectly.

Suranjan
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