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32 .Nd compression/decompression tool using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77)
60 program compresses and decompresses files using Lempel-Ziv coding
66 will compress from standard input, or decompress to standard output.
67 When in compression mode, each
69 will be replaced with another file with the suffix, set by the
71 option, added, if possible.
72 In decompression mode, each
74 will be checked for existence, as will the file with the suffix
94 is also capable of decompressing files compressed using
99 The following options are available:
100 .Bl -tag -width XXrXXXrecursiveX
110 These options change the compression level used, with the
112 option being the fastest, with less compression, and the
114 option being the slowest, with optimal compression.
115 The default compression level is 6.
116 .It Fl c , -stdout , -to-stdout
117 This option specifies that output will go to the standard output
118 stream, leaving files intact.
119 .It Fl d , -decompress , -uncompress
120 This option selects decompression rather than compression.
122 This option turns on force mode.
123 This allows files with multiple links, overwriting of pre-existing
124 files, reading from or writing to a terminal, and when combined
127 option, allowing non-compressed data to pass through unchanged.
129 This option prints a usage summary and exits.
131 This option displays information about the file's compressed and
132 uncompressed size, ratio, uncompressed name.
135 option, it also displays the compression method, CRC, date and time
136 embedded in the file.
138 This option causes the stored filename in the input file to be used
141 This option stops the filename and timestamp from being stored in
144 With this option, no warnings or errors are printed.
145 .It Fl r , -recursive
146 This option is used to
148 the files in a directory tree individually, using the
151 .It Fl S Ar suffix , Fl -suffix Ar suffix
152 This option changes the default suffix from .gz to
155 This option will test compressed files for integrity.
157 This option prints the version of the
161 This option turns on verbose mode, which prints the compression
162 ratio for each file compressed.
165 If the environment variable
167 is set, it is parsed as a white-space separated list of options
168 handled before any options on the command line.
169 Options on the command line will override anything in
179 program was originally written by Jean-loup Gailly, licensed under
180 the GNU Public Licence.
181 Matthew R. Green wrote a simple front end for
183 distribution media, based on the freely re-distributable zlib library.
184 It was enhanced to be mostly feature-compatible with the original
190 This manual documents
195 This implementation of
198 .An Matthew R. Green Aq mrg@eterna.com.au .