zcat command

[tropicalisland]

How do you use the zcat command to uncompress but leave the original file intact like using unzip -qq file.zip?

For example, after running zcat on this file: test.Z
I would have: test.Z and test

Thank you

 

[PHV]

Have you just tried this ?
zcat test.Z > test

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[p5wizard]

zcat file.Z >file

same as

uncompress -c file.Z >file

pay attention - shell will write over any existing file with the same name... (use set -o noclobber or run bash -C / ksh -C to prevent accidental overwrite by redirection)


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[tropicalisland]

Thank you