package compress/gzip
Golang compress/gzip.NewReader() function usage example.
package main
import (
"compress/gzip"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
)
func main() {
inputFile, err := os.Open("file.txt.gz")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
defer inputFile.Close()
outputFile, err := os.Create("file.txt.unzipped")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
defer outputFile.Close()
reader, _ := gzip.NewReader(inputFile) //<--- here!
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
defer reader.Close()
io.Copy(outputFile, reader)
}
References :
https://www.socketloop.com/tutorials/golang-gunzip-file
https://golang.org/pkg/compress/gzip/#NewReader
