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Re: How to compres a generated CSV file?

Posted 05-14-2018 08:14 AM (870 views) | In reply to ChrisHemedinger

Just to expand on @ChrisHemedinger: gzip does not "need" multiple files in an archive, as that is usually handled on a UNIX by tar:

tar -cf - $HOME/path/* | gzip -c - > $HOME/path.gz

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Obsidian | Level 7

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Re: How to compres a generated CSV file?

Posted 07-11-2018 11:34 AM (792 views) | In reply to Kurt_Bremser

Thank you @Kurt_Bremser ! Adding the member name does the trick!