GNU bug report logs - #29241
"The file specified to gunzip has not been compressed"

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:27:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: "The file specified to gunzip has not been compressed"
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:58:46 +0800

man page says
DIAGNOSTICS
       file: not in gzip format
              The file specified to gunzip has not been compressed.

Please add something like:
"...or yes, compressed, but not by gzip or a program gzip is familiar with."
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