<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
"dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
]>
	
<article lang="&language;" id="gzip">
<title>gzip</title>
<articleinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author>
<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
</authorgroup>
</articleinfo>

<para><command>gzip</command> is a compression program</para>

<para>The gzip KIO worker is not directly usable, and is intended for use
as a filter.  For example, the tar KIO worker can filter a file through
the gzip KIO worker, in order to display the contents of a <literal
role="extension">tar.gz</literal> file directly in a &konqueror;
window.</para>

<para>If you click on a file compressed with a <literal
role="extension">gz</literal> extension in &konqueror;, this KIO worker is
used to uncompress it and display it as a normal (uncompressed)
file.</para>

<para>If you are a developer, and would like to use the gzip filter, you
can find documentation on using KIO workers at <ulink
url="http://techbase.kde.org">http://techbase.kde.org</ulink></para>

<para> See the manual: <ulink url="man:/gzip">gzip</ulink>.
</para>

</article>
