GNU bug report logs - #36656
gzip -k modify stuff instead of compress them

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: tuxun <at> tuxun.fr

Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:20:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: tuxun <at> tuxun.fr
To: 36656 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36656: gzip -k modify stuff instead of compress them
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:10:28 +0200

Hi, I'm trying to compress a directory but the only thing i can get is a 
bunch of compressed files in this directory.

First: -k option changed the content of these directory, making them 
unusable
Second: It never create a SINGLE archive?

What did I missed?
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