Determine compression % of gzip file?

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Is there an easy way to determine the compression % of a .gz file?

http://superuser.com/questions/139253/what-is-the-maxiumum-compression-ratio-for-gzip-algorythm — thinice, Sep 06 '12 at 22:17
Ah crap didnt mean to post this on SF. Migrate or close if necessary. Thanks — Jake Wilson, Sep 06 '12 at 22:18

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '12 at 22:22

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from man gzip:

-l, --list
This option displays information about the file's compressed and uncompressed size, ratio, uncompressed name. With the -v option, it also displays the compression method, CRC, date and time embedded in the file.

answered Sep 06 '12 at 22:22

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