How to use gzip locally on windows?

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    I have downloaded the gzip package here - http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gzip.htm. Installed it and launched command prompt but looks like 'tar' command is unrecognizable? How do I get this thing working on windows cmd? What Im basically trying to do here is to compress a file to gz format.
     
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    Is there nobody using gzip on windows?
     
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    I need a gzip format. That program does not support .gz.
     
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    Huh?

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    For future reference WinRAR will open gzip and pretty much any archive you throw at it ;)
     
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    I use zip and gzip on my Apache server locally. I wrote a php script in which I can include simple functions that standard archive software don't have.

    php func. is $zip->addFile($thisdir . 'files/'.$file, $file);

    It's very easy to create something convenient for specific needs. Just an idea for someone who needs it...
     
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