open my $fh, '<', $originalFile
    or die "Can't read '$originalFile': $!\n";
IO::Compress::Gzip::gzip $fh => $gzippedPath;
close $fh or die "Close failed on '$originalFile: $!\n";

##</code><code>##

# No name, no time (nameless and timeless?)
IO::Compress::Gzip::gzip $originalFile => $gzippedPath,
    Minimal => 1;
# A name of my choosing.
IO::Compress::Gzip::gzip $originalFile => $gzippedPath,
    Name => 'Nyuck' x 3;