---
name: "rdup-gzip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rdup"
version: "0.6.0-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rdup-gzip"
---

# rdup-gzip(1)

compress files received from rdup -c

## NAME

rdup-gzip - compress files received from **rdup -c**

## SYNOPSIS

**rdup-gzip** \[ *OPTION* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**rdup-gzip** compresses the data it receives from **rdup** with gzip.

For example,

        rdup -c list ~/Documents \| rdup-gzip \| rdup-snap -c -b /tmp/storage

Note the *-c* option for **rdup-snap**. Also note that the you cannot change the FORMAT of the output of **rdup-gzip**. The FORMAT used is the default format of rdup.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  This option is ignored, **rdup-gzip** always works on the files' content. This "feature" was added because all rdup-util scripts have such an option.

- **-d**

  Decompress the files.

- **-V**

  Show the version.

## SEE ALSO

[rdup-crypt(1)](/rdup-crypt/1.md) and [rdup-snap(1)](/rdup-snap/1.md).