Use `gunzip file.gz` to decompress the file
Use `gzip -d file.gz` to decompress the file
Use `zcat file.gz` to view the contents without extracting
Use `less file.gz` if the file is plain text and supported by your system
Use `tar -xzf file.tar.gz` if the file is a tar archive compressed with gzip
Use `tar -tzf file.tar.gz` to list the contents of a tar.gz archive
Use `7z x file.gz` if 7-Zip is installed
Use `file file.gz` to check the file type before opening