lz(1) on Linux
The text 254478edb0bb, as Debian 12 (Bookworm), Debian 11 (Bullseye), Debian 10 (Buster), Debian 9 (Stretch), Debian 8 (Jessie), Debian 7 (Wheezy), Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), Debian 5.0 (Lenny), Debian 4.0 (Etch), Debian 3.1 (Sarge) shipped it.
gunzips and shows a listing of a gzip'd tar'd archive