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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-include::../docbook/attributes.adoc[]
+include::../attributes.adoc[]
= mergecap(1)
:doctype: manpage
:stylesheet: ws.css
:linkcss:
-:copycss: ../docbook/{stylesheet}
+:copycss: {css_dir}/{stylesheet}
== NAME
@@ -145,8 +145,19 @@ Causes *mergecap* to print a number of messages while it's working.
-w <outfile>|-::
Sets the output filename. If the name is '*-*', stdout will be used.
+If the *--compress* option is not given, then the filename extension is
+used to deduce the desired compression method, if any; e.g., if the name has
+the extension '.gz', then the output file is compressed to a gzip archive.
This setting is mandatory.
+--compress <type>::
++
+--
+Compress the output file using the type compression format.
+*--compress* with no argument provides a list of the compression formats supported
+for writing. The type given takes precedence over the extension of __outfile__.
+--
+
include::diagnostic-options.adoc[]
== EXAMPLES