Lua

Uncompress a Gzip File to a Specific Output File

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This example demonstrates how to use the UncompressFile method to decompress a Gzip (.gz) file and write the uncompressed data to a specified output file.

The method reads the compressed input file and writes the decompressed contents to the output path provided. The output filename is explicitly specified by your application and does not depend on the filename embedded within the Gzip file.

This provides full control over where and how the decompressed file is created.

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example demonstrates how to uncompress a Gzip (.gz) file
-- and write the uncompressed output to a specified file.

local gzip = chilkat.Gzip.new()

-- The input Gzip file and output file:
local gzPath = "example.txt.gz"
local outPath = "output.txt"

-- Uncompress the file:
local success = gzip:uncompress_file(gzPath, outPath)
if not success then
    print(gzip.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Gzip file successfully uncompressed.")
print("Output file: " .. outPath)