5 KB GZ sample
A GZ file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Gzip compressed file file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 5 KB sample, test or dummy GZ file.
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sample-gz-5kb.gz
5 KB5,120 bytes
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- Type
- application/gzip
- SHA-256
7327e2295fb858d941c6bf8dd4c5d06ac8caa3e23563b4053ce5e140f1cf1bf8- Delivery
- Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).
What is in this file
One gzip member that expands to sample.log, 29 access-log lines (5,074 bytes). 4,015 bytes of text in the optional gzip header comment field bring the file to the exact size.
| Compressed member | sample.log |
|---|---|
| Uncompressed size | 5,074 bytes |
| Compression method | Deflate |
| Members | 1 |
| Original file name stored | Yes |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-gz-5kb.gz as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The GZ signature is 1F 8B 08.
00000000 1f 8b 08 18 00 b9 55 69 00 03 73 61 6d 70 6c 65 |......Ui..sample|
00000010 2e 6c 6f 67 00 53 61 6d 70 6c 65 54 65 73 74 46 |.log.SampleTestF|
00000020 69 6c 65 73 20 73 61 6d 70 6c 65 20 61 72 63 68 |iles sample arch|
00000030 69 76 65 2e 20 41 6c 69 67 6e 6d 65 6e 74 20 70 |ive. Alignment p|Preview
GZ files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads GZ, such as gzip and gunzip.
Where 5 KB matters
A 5,120-byte file: larger than a cookie, smaller than a typical HTTP header limit. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Browser cookies | 4,096 bytes per cookie | 5 KB does not fit in one cookie. |
| Vite asset inlining | 4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit) | A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64. |
| nginx and Apache request headers | 8 KB per header line by default | 5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not. |
Use this file for
- Smoke tests in CI that must run in milliseconds
- Testing decompression of uploads and log archives
- Checking Content-Encoding handling in HTTP clients
Testing notes for GZ
- If a server sends a .gz file with Content-Encoding: gzip, the client transparently decompresses it and saves a file whose content does not match its name.
- A small .gz can decompress to gigabytes. Stream and cap the output rather than inflating it into memory.
Technical details
| File name | sample-gz-5kb.gz |
|---|---|
| Format | GZ (Gzip compressed file) |
| Extension | .gz |
| MIME type | application/gzip |
| Size | 5,120 bytes (5 KB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 1F 8B 08 |
| SHA-256 | 7327e2295fb858d941c6bf8dd4c5d06ac8caa3e23563b4053ce5e140f1cf1bf8 |
| Created | 2026-10-23 |
| Validation | See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility. |
| Preview | Not available for this file; details only |
| Source | Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | Archives |
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 5 KB?
- Yes. It is 5,120 bytes, which is 5 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 5,120 bytes).
- What is inside the 5 KB GZ file?
- One gzip member that expands to sample.log, 29 access-log lines (5,074 bytes). 4,015 bytes of text in the optional gzip header comment field bring the file to the exact size.
- What do the sample .gz files decompress to?
- A text file named sample.log containing web-server access log lines. The uncompressed size is shown on each download page.