How to revert a "gzip -r folder/" command?

Question

I accidentally compressed all the files using the Gzip method which compresses all the files (not directories) individually, replacing the uncompressed files with the .gz compressed files.

How can I revert the operation I just did?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '14 at 06:06

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As long as there aren't any files you want to remain gzip'd, use gzip -dr folder/

answered Jun 20 '14 at 06:06

Rob M

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Or just gunzip -r folder – Earl Jenkins Mar 06 '17 at 22:57

How to revert a "gzip -r folder/" command?

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