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Mention that gzip files end in ".gz", not ".z".

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Jim Blandy 1993-06-14 15:12:07 +00:00
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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the
Free Software Foundation. See `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB' and
`/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS'.
* What format are the *.z files in?
* What format are the *.gz files in?
Because the unix `compress' utility is patented (by two separate
patents, in fact), we cannot use it; it's not free software.
@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Therefore, the GNU Project has chosen a new compression utility,
compress better anyway. As of March 1993, all compressed files in the
GNU anonymous FTP area, `prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu', have been
converted to the new format. Files compressed with this new
compression program end in `.z' (as opposed to `compress'-compressed
compression program end in `.gz' (as opposed to `compress'-compressed
files, which end in `.Z').
Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack' files
(which also end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
(which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is.
The gzip program is available from any GNU mirror site in shar, tar,