gzipDateiformat
gzipDateiformat, commonly referred to as the gzip file format, is a widely used method for compressing single files or streaming data using the DEFLATE compression algorithm. It was created by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler and specified in RFC 1952 in 1996. The typical filename extension is .gz, and gzip is often used in conjunction with tar to form archives with a .tar.gz or .tgz extension.
A gzip file consists of a fixed-size header, a sequence of compressed data blocks, and a trailer.
Usage and limitations: The format is designed for single-file compression or streaming; it does not provide
Notes: Gzip is not a container; it is a compression wrapper around data compressed with DEFLATE. It