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Well I used to use gzip to create
.gz
files. But as I use 7z a lot, that inspired me to write this function to get a similar functionality. Only the auto delete original files is not implemented. Maybe in the future. BTW I also usetar
for backing up files with a custom backup script. Want to share it someday too, but never got around to make it usable for others. So at least I'm half greybeard. :Dif you want to be a full greybeard, just tell them to rtfm instead of making it for them. lol