zcat command to see the zipped file content without unzipping the file in redhat linux centos ubuntu

how to see the content of zipped file without unzipping file.
zcat special command
cat is not working in zipped file.
how to view content of zipped file with unzipping it.

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very very basic command ls and cat ------