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Old 11-28-2005
Copy and compress
Is there a way to copy a file and compress it at the same time?

I realize the file can be copied and then compressed, but I was wondering if it's possible to do it in a one-line command and for that matter, if it would be more efficient to perform the operation with a one-line command?

Thanks.
# 2  
Old 11-28-2005
Maybe this link will help:
https://www.unix.com/aix/19325-backup-single-large-file.html
# 3  
Old 11-29-2005
Thanks JYOUNG. That allowed me to accomplish the task albeit not with a one-line command.

It appears that copying & gzipping thru a pipe isn't any faster than copying, gzipping & moving a 120MB file.

Guess I'll stick w/ the non-PIPE procedure.
Last edited by here2learn; 12-03-2005 at 06:59 PM..
# 4  
Old 11-29-2005
Not sure that you need a pipe, perhaps try...
Code:
gzip < /path/to/file1 > /path/to/file1.gz

# 5  
Old 11-30-2005
That's what I was looking for !! MAN, for the life of me, I can't believe I didn't remember that option. Bet I won't forget it next time.

It seems the the times are approximately the same for all three methods, however Ygor's method does provide the one-line code I was looking for and prevents having to remove any named-pipe.

Thanks Ygor !!
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Old 03-08-2009
copy and compress without itermediate files
To compress:

Code:
tar cf - <space_separated_list_of_files/folders> | gzip -c - > <path>/<archive_name>.tar.gz

To uncompress:

cd to the directory you want the files extracted in and run:

Code:
gunzip -c <path>/<archive_name>.tar.gz | tar xf -

(On Solaris, be sure to add the option E to the tar creation command arguments. i.e. tar cEf ...)
 
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