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diff --git a/doc/lunzip.1 b/doc/lunzip.1 index 4557839..15b2683 100644 --- a/doc/lunzip.1 +++ b/doc/lunzip.1 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.37.1. -.TH LUNZIP "1" "January 2014" "Lunzip 1.5-rc2" "User Commands" +.TH LUNZIP "1" "April 2014" "lunzip 1.5" "User Commands" .SH NAME -Lunzip \- decompressor for lzip files +lunzip \- decompressor for lzip files .SH SYNOPSIS .B lunzip [\fIoptions\fR] [\fIfiles\fR] @@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ small size makes it well suited for embedded devices or software installers that need to decompress files but do not need compression capabilities. Lunzip is fully compatible with lzip\-1.4 or newer. .PP -If the size of the output buffer is specified with the '\-\-buffer\-size' -option, lunzip uses the decompressed file as dictionary for distances -beyond the buffer size and is able to decompress any file using as +Lunzip provides a 'low memory' mode able to decompress any file using as little memory as 50 kB, irrespective of the dictionary size used to -compress the file. Of course, the smaller the output buffer size used in -relation to the dictionary size, the more accesses to disk are needed -and the slower the decompression is. This 'low memory' mode only works -when decompressing to a regular file. +compress the file. To activate it, specify the size of the output buffer +with the '\-\-buffer\-size' option and lunzip will use the decompressed +file as dictionary for distances beyond the buffer size. Of course, the +smaller the output buffer size used in relation to the dictionary size, +the more accesses to disk are needed and the slower the decompression is. +This 'low memory' mode only works when decompressing to a regular file. .SH OPTIONS .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR @@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ be verbose (a 2nd \fB\-v\fR gives more) .PP If no file names are given, lunzip 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... .PP 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 |