CLZIP(1)

NAME
clzip - reduces the size of files

SYNOPSIS
clzip [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION
Clzip is a C language version of lzip, fully compatible with lzip 1.4 or newer. As clzip is written in C, it may be easier to integrate in applications like package managers, embedded devices, or systems lacking a C++ compiler.

Lzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to the one of gzip or bzip2. Lzip can compress about as fast as gzip (lzip -0) or compress most files more than bzip2 (lzip -9). Decompression speed is intermediate between gzip and bzip2. Lzip is better than gzip and bzip2 from a data recovery perspective. Lzip has been designed, written and tested with great care to replace gzip and bzip2 as the standard general-purpose compressed format for unix-like systems.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    display this help and exit

-V, --version
    output version information and exit

-a, --trailing-error
    exit with error status if trailing data

-b, --member-size=<bytes>
    set member size limit in bytes

-c, --stdout
    write to standard output, keep input files

-d, --decompress
    decompress

-f, --force
    overwrite existing output files

-F, --recompress
    force re-compression of compressed files

-k, --keep
    keep (don't delete) input files

-l, --list
    print (un)compressed file sizes

-m, --match-length=<bytes>
    set match length limit in bytes [36]

-o, --output=<file>
    if reading standard input, write to <file>

-q, --quiet
    suppress all messages

-s, --dictionary-size=<bytes>
    set dictionary size limit in bytes [8 MiB]

-S, --volume-size=<bytes>
    set volume size limit in bytes

-t, --test
    test compressed file integrity

-v, --verbose
    be verbose (a 2nd -v gives more)

-0 .. -9
    set compression level [default 6]

--fast
    alias for -0

--best
    alias for -9

--loose-trailing
    allow trailing data seeming corrupt header

If no file names are given, or if a file is '-', clzip 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... Dictionary sizes 12 to 29 are interpreted as powers of two, meaning 2^12 to 2^29 bytes.

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 --dictionary-size and --match-length options directly to achieve optimal performance.

Exit status: 0 for a normal exit, 1 for environmental problems (file not found, invalid flags, I/O errors, etc), 2 to indicate a corrupt or invalid input file, 3 for an internal consistency error (eg, bug) which caused clzip to panic.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org
Clzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 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 clzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and clzip programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info clzip

should give you access to the complete manual.