[GNC] gunzip test.gnucash fails

[R Losey]

So I looked up the gzip/gunzip command; the -S "" option  will allow it to
work on any file (it basically ignores the 'suffix')

Thus, you should be able to do

    gunzip -S "" test.gnucash


On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 10:21 AM Fred Tydeman <tydeman.fred at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 4:20 AM Ken Farley <farleykj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Where did you get the impression that you could use gunzip to uncompress
> > the files?
> >
>
> A previous message about mass change of stock price source used gunzip
> as part of that process.  But, in rereading that message, I see that I
> missed
> that ".gz" was added to the file name.
>
>
> > To "uncompress" the file you need to change your preferences in Gnucash
> > to turn off "Compress Files", then save your file. This will make the
> > file uncompressed.
> >
>
> I expected to find that option in:  File: Properties
> Instead, I found it in: Edit: Preferences: General
> Anyway, changing it did get me a plain text file that I could edit.
> Thanks.
>
> After doing my mass edit of changing the security namespace,
> I also did: Actions: Check & Repair: Check & Repair All
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