GNU bug report logs - #16699
gzip -l bug

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: "Chris Pitzel" <chris.pitzel <at> usask.ca>

Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 02:53:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Chris Pitzel" <chris.pitzel <at> usask.ca>
To: 16699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16699: gzip -l bug
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 20:46:27 -0600

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A fairly obvious bug with the list (-l) option of gunzip.  In this case,
"grandma-new.img" is approximately 320 gigabytes.  Compressed down to 46gb.
"Uncompressed", and "ratio" are wrong.  

 

 

 

root <at> xxx:/Virt# gunzip -V

gzip 1.6

Copyright (C) 2007, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Copyright (C) 1993 Jean-loup Gailly.

This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of

the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

 

Written by Jean-loup Gailly.

root <at> xxx:/Virt# gunzip -l /video1/grandma-new.img.gz

         compressed        uncompressed  ratio uncompressed_name

        46492229886          2245353472 -1970.6% /video1/grandma-new.img

root <at> xxx:/Virt#


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