Z File Extension - Open .Z files

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File Type Unix Compressed File

Category Compressed Files

Common? No

File Description Compression format used to compress or "pack" files on Unix servers to save disk space; incorporates a simple compression algorithm that has been mostly replaced by GNUzip compression (which creates (.GZ files)).

Can be decompressed on a Unix machine by typing uncompress filename, where "filename" is the name of the file you want to decompress. See the programs listed below for other alternatives.

Program(s) that open z files

Mac OS

Smith Micro Stuffit Expander

Windows

Smith Micro Stuffit Expander

WinZip

WinRAR

Linux

unpack

uncompress

zcat

gnuzip