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Hi, I need perl script itself.My code is throwing an error like this Can't locate loadable object for module PerlIO::gzip in @INC (@INC contains: C:/ Perl/site/lib C:/Perl/lib .) at unzip2.pl line 1 Compilation failed in require at unzip2.pl line 1. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at unzip2.pl line 1.

use PerlIO::gzip; open( IN, "<:gzip", test1.txt.gz ) or die "open failed\n"; while (<IN>) { print $_; }

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Re^3: unzipping files with .gz extension
by roboticus (Chancellor) on Dec 30, 2012 at 18:18 UTC

    Pop on over to CPAN and install PerlIO::gzip, then.

    ...roboticus

    When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.