NAME
Lzip − data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
SYNOPSIS
lzip [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
Lzip − A data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.
OPTIONS
−h, −−help
display this help and exit
−V, −−version
output version information and exit
−b, −−member−size=<n>
set member size limit in bytes
−c, −−stdout
send output to standard output
−d, −−decompress
decompress
−f, −−force
overwrite existing output files
−k, −−keep
keep (don’t delete) input files
−m, −−match−length=<n>
set match length limit in bytes [80]
−o, −−output=<file>
if reading stdin, place the output into <file>
−q, −−quiet
suppress all messages
−s, −−dictionary−size=<n>
set dictionary size limit in bytes [8MiB]
−S, −−volume−size=<n>
set volume size limit in bytes
−t, −−test
test compressed file integrity
−v, −−verbose
be verbose (a 2nd −v gives more)
−1 .. −9
set compression level [default 6]
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−−fast |
alias for −1 |
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−−best |
alias for −9 |
If no file names are given, lzip 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...
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to
lzip−bug [AT] nongnu.org
Lzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
COPYRIGHT
Copyright
© 2010 Antonio Diaz Diaz. 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 Lzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Lzip programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info Lzip
should give you access to the complete manual.