PLZIP(1) Plzip 0.9 PLZIP(1)
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NAME
Plzip - reduces the size of files
SYNOPSIS
plzip [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
Plzip - A parallel compressor compatible with lzip.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-B, --data-size=<bytes>
set input data block size in bytes
-c, --stdout
send output to standard output
-d, --decompress
decompress
-f, --force
overwrite existing output files
-F, --recompress
force recompression of compressed files
-k, --keep
keep (don't delete) input files
-m, --match-length=<bytes>
set match length limit in bytes [36]
-n, --threads=<n>
set the number of (de)compression threads
-o, --output=<file>
if reading stdin, place the output into <file>
-q, --quiet
suppress all messages
-s, --dictionary-size=<bytes>
set dictionary size limit in bytes [8MiB]
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-t, --test
test compressed file integrity
-v, --verbose
be verbose (a 2nd -v gives more)
-1 .. -9
set compression level [default 6]
--fast
alias for -1
--best
alias for -9
If no file names are given, plzip compresses or decompresses from
standard input to standard output. Numbers may be followed by a
multiplier: k = kB = 10^3 = 1000, Ki = KiB = 2^10 = 1024, M = 10^6, Mi
= 2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc... The bidimensional parameter space
of LZMA can't be mapped to a linear scale optimal for all files. If
your files are large, very repetitive, etc, you may need to use the
--match-length and --dictionary-size options directly to achieve
optimal performance.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org
Plzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/plzip.html
COPYRIGHT
Copyright c 2009 Laszlo Ersek.
Copyright c 2012 Antonio Diaz Diaz. Using Lzlib 1.3 License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for Plzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and Plzip programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info Plzip
should give you access to the complete manual.
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