%%name: gzip

%%short-description: Compresses and decompresses files.
 
%%full-description: A compression utility designed to replace
'compress'. Much better compression and freedom from patented
algorithms are its main advantages over compress. Gzip decompresses
files created by gzip, compress, or pack; it detects the input format
automatically.

%%category: administration, development

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Jean-loup Gailly  <gzip@gnu.org>

%%interface: Command Line 

%%updated: 10 Feb 2000

%%keywords: Compression, uncompression, guile, download

%%programs: 

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.gzip.org

%%support:

%%doc: User manual available at
http:/www.gnu.org/manual/gzip/imdex.html

%%developers: Jean-Loup Gailly <gzip@gnu.org>, Mark Adler
<madler@cco.caltech.edu>

%%contributors: 

%%sponsors:

%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/

%%debian: 

%%redhat:

%%repository:

%%related: zlib

%%source-language:

%%supported-languages:

%%use-requirements:

%%build-prerequisites:

%%weak-prerequisites:

%%source-prerequisites:

%%version: 1.2.4a released 3 Feb 1999; beta 1.2.4.4294967305

%%announce-list: gzip@gnu.org

%%announce-news:

%%help-list: support@gzip.org

%%help-news: 

%%dev-list: 

%%dev-news:

%%bug-list: bug-gzip@gnu.org










 





