GZIP (.gz) File Format
Gzip file format
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GZIP is a file format is a data compression format widely used for file archiving and for transporting data compression on the Internet.
The Import command can automatically uncompress gzip archives and attempt to parse the underlying data.
The FileTools[Compressed] package provides tools for reading from and writing to gzip archives.
Content-Type: application/gzip
Read the compressed bytes inside the gzip file and return as a ByteArray.
gzipFile≔FileTools:-JoinPath⁡example/PlanetaryData.csv.gz,base=datadir
C:\Program Files\Maple 2016\data\example\PlanetaryData.csv.gz
FileTools:-Compressed:-ReadFile⁡gzipFile
Read and import the underlying data in one step:
Import⁡example/PlanetaryData.csv.gz,base=datadir
MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneMass (10^24 kg)0.334.875.970.642189856886.8102Diameter (km)4879121041275667921429841205365111849528Density (kg/m^3)5427524355143933132668712711638Gravity (m/s^2)3.78.99.83.723.19.08.711Escape Velocity (km/s)4.310.411.2559.535.521.323.5Rotation Period (hr)1407.6−5832.523.924.69.910.7−17.216.1Length of Day (hr)4222.628022424.79.910.717.216.1Distance from Sun (106 km)57.9108.2149.6227.9778.61433.52872.54495.1
[RFC1952] Deutsch, P., GZIP file format specification version 4.3, RFC 1952, May 1996.
[RFC6713] Levine, J., The 'application/zlib' and 'application/gzip' Media Types, RFC 6713, August 2012.
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FileTools[Compressed]
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