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tags: [tldr, linux]
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# uncompress

> Uncompress files compressed using the Unix `compress` command.
> More information: <https://manned.org/uncompress.1>.

- Uncompress specific files:

`uncompress {{path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...}}`

- Uncompress specific files while ignoring non-existent ones:

`uncompress -f {{path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...}}`

- Write to `stdout` (no files are changed and no `.Z` files are created):

`uncompress -c {{path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...}}`

- Verbose mode (write to `stderr` about percentage reduction or expansion):

`uncompress -v {{path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...}}`
