CompressGZip Method

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Compresses the given input stream with the gzip algorithm to the specified output stream.

Syntax

public static void CompressGZip( 
   System.IO.Stream input,
   System.IO.Stream output
)

Parameters

input: The stream to compress.
output: The stream to write the compressed data to.

Remarks

Gzip is based on the Deflate algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. Although its file format also allows for multiple compressed streams to be concatenated, gzip is normally used to compress just single files. Compressed archives are typically created by assembling collections of files into a single tar archive, and then compressing that archive with gzip. The final .tar.gz or .tgz file is usually called a tarball.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)

Reference

NCompression Class
NCompression Members