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diff --git a/doc/lzlib.info b/doc/lzlib.info index a2a8c68..23a4d21 100644 --- a/doc/lzlib.info +++ b/doc/lzlib.info @@ -11,25 +11,26 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir) Lzlib Manual ************ -This manual is for Lzlib (version 1.9, 11 April 2017). +This manual is for Lzlib (version 1.10, 7 February 2018). * Menu: -* Introduction:: Purpose and features of lzlib -* Library version:: Checking library version -* Buffering:: Sizes of lzlib's buffers -* Parameter limits:: Min / max values for some parameters -* Compression functions:: Descriptions of the compression functions -* Decompression functions:: Descriptions of the decompression functions -* Error codes:: Meaning of codes returned by functions -* Error messages:: Error messages corresponding to error codes -* Data format:: Detailed format of the compressed data -* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples -* Problems:: Reporting bugs -* Concept index:: Index of concepts +* Introduction:: Purpose and features of lzlib +* Library version:: Checking library version +* Buffering:: Sizes of lzlib's buffers +* Parameter limits:: Min / max values for some parameters +* Compression functions:: Descriptions of the compression functions +* Decompression functions:: Descriptions of the decompression functions +* Error codes:: Meaning of codes returned by functions +* Error messages:: Error messages corresponding to error codes +* Invoking minilzip:: Command line interface of the test program +* Data format:: Detailed format of the compressed data +* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples +* Problems:: Reporting bugs +* Concept index:: Index of concepts - Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Antonio Diaz Diaz. + Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ archiving, taking into account both data integrity and decoder availability: * The lzip format provides very safe integrity checking and some data - recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors + recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit flip errors (one of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files, and provides data recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged copies of a file. *Note Data safety: @@ -170,8 +171,9 @@ minimum sizes: * Input compression buffer. Written to by the 'LZ_compress_write' function. For the normal variant of LZMA, its size is two times - the dictionary size set with the 'LZ_compress_open' function or 64 - KiB, whichever is larger. For the fast variant, its size is 1 MiB. + the dictionary size set with the 'LZ_compress_open' function or + 64 KiB, whichever is larger. For the fast variant, its size is + 1 MiB. * Output compression buffer. Read from by the 'LZ_compress_read' function. Its size is 64 KiB. @@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ calling 'LZ_compress_errno' before using it. ENCODER ) Returns 1 if all the data have been read and 'LZ_compress_close' can be safely called. Otherwise it returns 0. + 'LZ_compress_finished' implies 'LZ_compress_member_finished'. -- Function: int LZ_compress_member_finished ( struct LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) @@ -532,14 +535,19 @@ whether a call failed. If the call failed, then you can examine The end of the data stream was reached in the middle of a member. -- Constant: enum LZ_Errno LZ_data_error - The data stream is corrupt. + The data stream is corrupt. If 'LZ_decompress_member_position' is 6 + or less, it indicates either a format version not supported, an + invalid dictionary size, a corrupt header in a multimember data + stream, or trailing data too similar to a valid lzip header. + Lziprecover can be used to remove conflicting trailing data from a + file. -- Constant: enum LZ_Errno LZ_library_error A bug was detected in the library. Please, report it (*note Problems::). -File: lzlib.info, Node: Error messages, Next: Data format, Prev: Error codes, Up: Top +File: lzlib.info, Node: Error messages, Next: Invoking minilzip, Prev: Error codes, Up: Top 8 Error messages **************** @@ -555,10 +563,198 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Error messages, Next: Data format, Prev: Error codes, 'LZ_(de)compress_errno'. -File: lzlib.info, Node: Data format, Next: Examples, Prev: Error messages, Up: Top +File: lzlib.info, Node: Invoking minilzip, Next: Data format, Prev: Error messages, Up: Top + +9 Invoking minilzip +******************* + +The format for running minilzip is: + + minilzip [OPTIONS] [FILES] + +'-' used as a FILE argument means standard input. It can be mixed with +other FILES and is read just once, the first time it appears in the +command line. + + minilzip supports the following options: + +'-h' +'--help' + Print an informative help message describing the options and exit. + +'-V' +'--version' + Print the version number of minilzip on the standard output and + exit. + +'-a' +'--trailing-error' + Exit with error status 2 if any remaining input is detected after + decompressing the last member. Such remaining input is usually + trailing garbage that can be safely ignored. + +'-b BYTES' +'--member-size=BYTES' + When compressing, set the member size limit to BYTES. A small + member size may degrade compression ratio, so use it only when + needed. Valid values range from 100 kB to 2 PiB. Defaults to + 2 PiB. + +'-c' +'--stdout' + Compress or decompress to standard output; keep input files + unchanged. If compressing several files, each file is compressed + independently. This option is needed when reading from a named + pipe (fifo) or from a device. Use it also to recover as much of + the decompressed data as possible when decompressing a corrupt + file. + +'-d' +'--decompress' + Decompress the specified files. If a file does not exist or can't + be opened, minilzip continues decompressing the rest of the files. + If a file fails to decompress, or is a terminal, minilzip exits + immediately without decompressing the rest of the files. + +'-f' +'--force' + Force overwrite of output files. + +'-F' +'--recompress' + When compressing, force re-compression of files whose name already + has the '.lz' or '.tlz' suffix. + +'-k' +'--keep' + Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or + decompression. + +'-m BYTES' +'--match-length=BYTES' + When compressing, set the match length limit in bytes. After a + match this long is found, the search is finished. Valid values + range from 5 to 273. Larger values usually give better compression + ratios but longer compression times. -9 Data format -************* +'-o FILE' +'--output=FILE' + When reading from standard input and '--stdout' has not been + specified, use 'FILE' as the virtual name of the uncompressed + file. This produces a file named 'FILE' when decompressing, or a + file named 'FILE.lz' when compressing. A second '.lz' extension is + not added if 'FILE' already ends in '.lz' or '.tlz'. When + compressing and splitting the output in volumes, several files + named 'FILE00001.lz', 'FILE00002.lz', etc, are created. + +'-q' +'--quiet' + Quiet operation. Suppress all messages. + +'-s BYTES' +'--dictionary-size=BYTES' + When compressing, set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Minilzip + will use the smallest possible dictionary size for each file + without exceeding this limit. Valid values range from 4 KiB to + 512 MiB. Values 12 to 29 are interpreted as powers of two, meaning + 2^12 to 2^29 bytes. Note that dictionary sizes are quantized. If + the specified size does not match one of the valid sizes, it will + be rounded upwards by adding up to (BYTES / 8) to it. + + For maximum compression you should use a dictionary size limit as + large as possible, but keep in mind that the decompression memory + requirement is affected at compression time by the choice of + dictionary size limit. + +'-S BYTES' +'--volume-size=BYTES' + When compressing, split the compressed output into several volume + files with names 'original_name00001.lz', 'original_name00002.lz', + etc, and set the volume size limit to BYTES. Input files are kept + unchanged. Each volume is a complete, maybe multimember, lzip + file. A small volume size may degrade compression ratio, so use it + only when needed. Valid values range from 100 kB to 4 EiB. + +'-t' +'--test' + Check integrity of the specified files, but don't decompress them. + This really performs a trial decompression and throws away the + result. Use it together with '-v' to see information about the + files. If a file fails the test, does not exist, can't be opened, + or is a terminal, minilzip continues checking the rest of the + files. A final diagnostic is shown at verbosity level 1 or higher + if any file fails the test when testing multiple files. + +'-v' +'--verbose' + Verbose mode. + When compressing, show the compression ratio and size for each file + processed. + When decompressing or testing, further -v's (up to 4) increase the + verbosity level, showing status, compression ratio, dictionary + size, and trailer contents (CRC, data size, member size). + +'-0 .. -9' + Set the compression parameters (dictionary size and match length + limit) as shown in the table below. The default compression level + is '-6'. Note that '-9' can be much slower than '-0'. These + options have no effect when decompressing or testing. + + 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. + + Level Dictionary size Match length limit + -0 64 KiB 16 bytes + -1 1 MiB 5 bytes + -2 1.5 MiB 6 bytes + -3 2 MiB 8 bytes + -4 3 MiB 12 bytes + -5 4 MiB 20 bytes + -6 8 MiB 36 bytes + -7 16 MiB 68 bytes + -8 24 MiB 132 bytes + -9 32 MiB 273 bytes + +'--fast' +'--best' + Aliases for GNU gzip compatibility. + +'--loose-trailing' + When decompressing or testing, allow trailing data whose first + bytes are so similar to the magic bytes of a lzip header that they + can be confused with a corrupt header. Use this option if a file + triggers a "corrupt header" error and the cause is not indeed a + corrupt header. + + + Numbers given as arguments to options may be followed by a multiplier +and an optional 'B' for "byte". + + Table of SI and binary prefixes (unit multipliers): + +Prefix Value | Prefix Value +k kilobyte (10^3 = 1000) | Ki kibibyte (2^10 = 1024) +M megabyte (10^6) | Mi mebibyte (2^20) +G gigabyte (10^9) | Gi gibibyte (2^30) +T terabyte (10^12) | Ti tebibyte (2^40) +P petabyte (10^15) | Pi pebibyte (2^50) +E exabyte (10^18) | Ei exbibyte (2^60) +Z zettabyte (10^21) | Zi zebibyte (2^70) +Y yottabyte (10^24) | Yi yobibyte (2^80) + + + 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 minilzip to panic. + + +File: lzlib.info, Node: Data format, Next: Examples, Prev: Invoking minilzip, Up: Top + +10 Data format +************** Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away. @@ -578,9 +774,9 @@ when there is no longer anything to take away. represents a variable number of bytes. - A lzip data stream consists of a series of "members" (compressed data -sets). The members simply appear one after another in the data stream, -with no additional information before, between, or after them. + A lzip data stream consists of a series of "members" (compressed +data sets). The members simply appear one after another in the data +stream, with no additional information before, between, or after them. Each member has the following structure: +--+--+--+--+----+----+=============+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ @@ -630,7 +826,7 @@ with no additional information before, between, or after them. File: lzlib.info, Node: Examples, Next: Problems, Prev: Data format, Up: Top -10 A small tutorial with examples +11 A small tutorial with examples ********************************* This chapter shows the order in which the library functions should be @@ -709,15 +905,15 @@ Example 5: Multimember compression (MEMBER_SIZE < total output). Example 6: Multimember compression (user-restarted members). - 1) LZ_compress_open + 1) LZ_compress_open (with MEMBER_SIZE > largest member). 2) LZ_compress_write 3) LZ_compress_read 4) go back to step 2 until member termination is desired 5) LZ_compress_finish 6) LZ_compress_read 7) go back to step 6 until LZ_compress_member_finished returns 1 - 8) verify that LZ_compress_finished returns 1 - 9) go to step 12 if all input data have been written + 9) go to step 12 if all input data have been written and + LZ_compress_finished returns 1 10) LZ_compress_restart_member 11) go back to step 2 12) LZ_compress_close @@ -750,7 +946,7 @@ next member in case of data error. File: lzlib.info, Node: Problems, Next: Concept index, Prev: Examples, Up: Top -11 Reporting bugs +12 Reporting bugs ***************** There are probably bugs in lzlib. There are certainly errors and @@ -783,25 +979,29 @@ Concept index * examples: Examples. (line 6) * getting help: Problems. (line 6) * introduction: Introduction. (line 6) +* invoking: Invoking minilzip. (line 6) * library version: Library version. (line 6) +* options: Invoking minilzip. (line 6) * parameter limits: Parameter limits. (line 6) Tag Table: Node: Top220 -Node: Introduction1303 -Node: Library version6115 -Node: Buffering6760 -Node: Parameter limits7980 -Node: Compression functions8939 -Node: Decompression functions15481 -Node: Error codes21651 -Node: Error messages23626 -Node: Data format24205 -Node: Examples26770 -Node: Problems30851 -Node: Concept index31423 +Node: Introduction1342 +Node: Library version6154 +Node: Buffering6799 +Node: Parameter limits8024 +Node: Compression functions8983 +Node: Decompression functions15592 +Node: Error codes21762 +Node: Error messages24064 +Node: Invoking minilzip24649 +Ref: --trailing-error25243 +Node: Data format31883 +Node: Examples34454 +Node: Problems38570 +Node: Concept index39142 End Tag Table diff --git a/doc/lzlib.texi b/doc/lzlib.texi index 8b4aaaf..34154cd 100644 --- a/doc/lzlib.texi +++ b/doc/lzlib.texi @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ @finalout @c %**end of header -@set UPDATED 11 April 2017 -@set VERSION 1.9 +@set UPDATED 7 February 2018 +@set VERSION 1.10 @dircategory Data Compression @direntry @@ -35,22 +35,23 @@ This manual is for Lzlib (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}). @menu -* Introduction:: Purpose and features of lzlib -* Library version:: Checking library version -* Buffering:: Sizes of lzlib's buffers -* Parameter limits:: Min / max values for some parameters -* Compression functions:: Descriptions of the compression functions -* Decompression functions:: Descriptions of the decompression functions -* Error codes:: Meaning of codes returned by functions -* Error messages:: Error messages corresponding to error codes -* Data format:: Detailed format of the compressed data -* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples -* Problems:: Reporting bugs -* Concept index:: Index of concepts +* Introduction:: Purpose and features of lzlib +* Library version:: Checking library version +* Buffering:: Sizes of lzlib's buffers +* Parameter limits:: Min / max values for some parameters +* Compression functions:: Descriptions of the compression functions +* Decompression functions:: Descriptions of the decompression functions +* Error codes:: Meaning of codes returned by functions +* Error messages:: Error messages corresponding to error codes +* Invoking minilzip:: Command line interface of the test program +* Data format:: Detailed format of the compressed data +* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples +* Problems:: Reporting bugs +* Concept index:: Index of concepts @end menu @sp 1 -Copyright @copyright{} 2009-2017 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright @copyright{} 2009-2018 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. @@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ availability: The lzip format provides very safe integrity checking and some data recovery means. The @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/manual/lziprecover_manual.html#Data-safety,,lziprecover} -program can repair bit-flip errors (one of the most common forms of data +program can repair bit flip errors (one of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files, and provides data recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged copies of a file. @ifnothtml @@ -201,18 +202,18 @@ sizes: @item Input compression buffer. Written to by the @samp{LZ_compress_write} function. For the normal variant of LZMA, its size is two times the dictionary size set with the -@samp{LZ_compress_open} function or 64 KiB, whichever is larger. For the -fast variant, its size is 1 MiB. +@samp{LZ_compress_open} function or @w{64 KiB}, whichever is larger. For +the fast variant, its size is @w{1 MiB}. @item Output compression buffer. Read from by the -@samp{LZ_compress_read} function. Its size is 64 KiB. +@samp{LZ_compress_read} function. Its size is @w{64 KiB}. @item Input decompression buffer. Written to by the -@samp{LZ_decompress_write} function. Its size is 64 KiB. +@samp{LZ_decompress_write} function. Its size is @w{64 KiB}. @item Output decompression buffer. Read from by the @samp{LZ_decompress_read} function. Its size is the dictionary size set -in the header of the member currently being decompressed or 64 KiB, +in the header of the member currently being decompressed or @w{64 KiB}, whichever is larger. @end itemize @@ -271,10 +272,10 @@ does not return @samp{LZ_ok}, the returned pointer must not be used and should be freed with @samp{LZ_compress_close} to avoid memory leaks. @var{dictionary_size} sets the dictionary size to be used, in bytes. -Valid values range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB. Note that dictionary sizes are -quantized. If the specified size does not match one of the valid sizes, -it will be rounded upwards by adding up to (@var{dictionary_size} / 8) -to it. +Valid values range from @w{4 KiB} to @w{512 MiB}. Note that dictionary +sizes are quantized. If the specified size does not match one of the +valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by adding up to +@w{(@var{dictionary_size} / 8)} to it. @var{match_len_limit} sets the match length limit in bytes. Valid values range from 5 to 273. Larger values usually give better compression @@ -283,13 +284,13 @@ ratios but longer compression times. If @var{dictionary_size} is 65535 and @var{match_len_limit} is 16, the fast variant of LZMA is chosen, which produces identical compressed output as @code{lzip -0}. (The dictionary size used will be rounded -upwards to 64 KiB). +upwards to @w{64 KiB}). @var{member_size} sets the member size limit in bytes. Minimum member -size limit is 100 kB. Small member size may degrade compression ratio, so -use it only when needed. To produce a single-member data stream, give -@var{member_size} a value larger than the amount of data to be produced, -for example INT64_MAX. +size limit is @w{100 kB}. Small member size may degrade compression +ratio, so use it only when needed. To produce a single-member data +stream, give @var{member_size} a value larger than the amount of data to +be produced, for example INT64_MAX. @end deftypefun @@ -369,7 +370,8 @@ Returns the current error code for @var{encoder} (@pxref{Error codes}). @deftypefun int LZ_compress_finished ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) Returns 1 if all the data have been read and @samp{LZ_compress_close} -can be safely called. Otherwise it returns 0. +can be safely called. Otherwise it returns 0. @samp{LZ_compress_finished} +implies @samp{LZ_compress_member_finished}. @end deftypefun @@ -606,7 +608,11 @@ The end of the data stream was reached in the middle of a member. @end deftypevr @deftypevr Constant {enum LZ_Errno} LZ_data_error -The data stream is corrupt. +The data stream is corrupt. If @samp{LZ_decompress_member_position} is 6 +or less, it indicates either a format version not supported, an invalid +dictionary size, a corrupt header in a multimember data stream, or +trailing data too similar to a valid lzip header. Lziprecover can be +used to remove conflicting trailing data from a file. @end deftypevr @deftypevr Constant {enum LZ_Errno} LZ_library_error @@ -629,6 +635,199 @@ The value of @var{lz_errno} normally comes from a call to @end deftypefun +@node Invoking minilzip +@chapter Invoking minilzip +@cindex invoking +@cindex options + +The format for running minilzip is: + +@example +minilzip [@var{options}] [@var{files}] +@end example + +@noindent +@samp{-} used as a @var{file} argument means standard input. It can be +mixed with other @var{files} and is read just once, the first time it +appears in the command line. + +minilzip supports the following options: + +@table @code +@item -h +@itemx --help +Print an informative help message describing the options and exit. + +@item -V +@itemx --version +Print the version number of minilzip on the standard output and exit. + +@anchor{--trailing-error} +@item -a +@itemx --trailing-error +Exit with error status 2 if any remaining input is detected after +decompressing the last member. Such remaining input is usually trailing +garbage that can be safely ignored. + +@item -b @var{bytes} +@itemx --member-size=@var{bytes} +When compressing, set the member size limit to @var{bytes}. A small +member size may degrade compression ratio, so use it only when needed. +Valid values range from @w{100 kB} to @w{2 PiB}. Defaults to @w{2 PiB}. + +@item -c +@itemx --stdout +Compress or decompress to standard output; keep input files unchanged. +If compressing several files, each file is compressed independently. +This option is needed when reading from a named pipe (fifo) or from a +device. Use it also to recover as much of the decompressed data as +possible when decompressing a corrupt file. + +@item -d +@itemx --decompress +Decompress the specified files. If a file does not exist or can't be +opened, minilzip continues decompressing the rest of the files. If a file +fails to decompress, or is a terminal, minilzip exits immediately without +decompressing the rest of the files. + +@item -f +@itemx --force +Force overwrite of output files. + +@item -F +@itemx --recompress +When compressing, force re-compression of files whose name already has +the @samp{.lz} or @samp{.tlz} suffix. + +@item -k +@itemx --keep +Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression. + +@item -m @var{bytes} +@itemx --match-length=@var{bytes} +When compressing, set the match length limit in bytes. After a match +this long is found, the search is finished. Valid values range from 5 to +273. Larger values usually give better compression ratios but longer +compression times. + +@item -o @var{file} +@itemx --output=@var{file} +When reading from standard input and @samp{--stdout} has not been +specified, use @samp{@var{file}} as the virtual name of the uncompressed +file. This produces a file named @samp{@var{file}} when decompressing, +or a file named @samp{@var{file}.lz} when compressing. A second +@samp{.lz} extension is not added if @samp{@var{file}} already ends in +@samp{.lz} or @samp{.tlz}. When compressing and splitting the output in +volumes, several files named @samp{@var{file}00001.lz}, +@samp{@var{file}00002.lz}, etc, are created. + +@item -q +@itemx --quiet +Quiet operation. Suppress all messages. + +@item -s @var{bytes} +@itemx --dictionary-size=@var{bytes} +When compressing, set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Minilzip will use +the smallest possible dictionary size for each file without exceeding +this limit. Valid values range from @w{4 KiB} to @w{512 MiB}. Values 12 +to 29 are interpreted as powers of two, meaning 2^12 to 2^29 bytes. Note +that dictionary sizes are quantized. If the specified size does not +match one of the valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by adding up to +@w{(@var{bytes} / 8)} to it. + +For maximum compression you should use a dictionary size limit as large +as possible, but keep in mind that the decompression memory requirement +is affected at compression time by the choice of dictionary size limit. + +@item -S @var{bytes} +@itemx --volume-size=@var{bytes} +When compressing, split the compressed output into several volume files +with names @samp{original_name00001.lz}, @samp{original_name00002.lz}, +etc, and set the volume size limit to @var{bytes}. Input files are kept +unchanged. Each volume is a complete, maybe multimember, lzip file. A +small volume size may degrade compression ratio, so use it only when +needed. Valid values range from @w{100 kB} to @w{4 EiB}. + +@item -t +@itemx --test +Check integrity of the specified files, but don't decompress them. This +really performs a trial decompression and throws away the result. Use it +together with @samp{-v} to see information about the files. If a file +fails the test, does not exist, can't be opened, or is a terminal, minilzip +continues checking the rest of the files. A final diagnostic is shown at +verbosity level 1 or higher if any file fails the test when testing +multiple files. + +@item -v +@itemx --verbose +Verbose mode.@* +When compressing, show the compression ratio and size for each file +processed.@* +When decompressing or testing, further -v's (up to 4) increase the +verbosity level, showing status, compression ratio, dictionary size, +and trailer contents (CRC, data size, member size). + +@item -0 .. -9 +Set the compression parameters (dictionary size and match length limit) +as shown in the table below. The default compression level is @samp{-6}. +Note that @samp{-9} can be much slower than @samp{-0}. These options +have no effect when decompressing or testing. + +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 @samp{--dictionary-size} and +@samp{--match-length} options directly to achieve optimal performance. + +@multitable {Level} {Dictionary size} {Match length limit} +@item Level @tab Dictionary size @tab Match length limit +@item -0 @tab 64 KiB @tab 16 bytes +@item -1 @tab 1 MiB @tab 5 bytes +@item -2 @tab 1.5 MiB @tab 6 bytes +@item -3 @tab 2 MiB @tab 8 bytes +@item -4 @tab 3 MiB @tab 12 bytes +@item -5 @tab 4 MiB @tab 20 bytes +@item -6 @tab 8 MiB @tab 36 bytes +@item -7 @tab 16 MiB @tab 68 bytes +@item -8 @tab 24 MiB @tab 132 bytes +@item -9 @tab 32 MiB @tab 273 bytes +@end multitable + +@item --fast +@itemx --best +Aliases for GNU gzip compatibility. + +@item --loose-trailing +When decompressing or testing, allow trailing data whose first bytes are +so similar to the magic bytes of a lzip header that they can be confused +with a corrupt header. Use this option if a file triggers a "corrupt +header" error and the cause is not indeed a corrupt header. + +@end table + +Numbers given as arguments to options may be followed by a multiplier +and an optional @samp{B} for "byte". + +Table of SI and binary prefixes (unit multipliers): + +@multitable {Prefix} {kilobyte (10^3 = 1000)} {|} {Prefix} {kibibyte (2^10 = 1024)} +@item Prefix @tab Value @tab | @tab Prefix @tab Value +@item k @tab kilobyte (10^3 = 1000) @tab | @tab Ki @tab kibibyte (2^10 = 1024) +@item M @tab megabyte (10^6) @tab | @tab Mi @tab mebibyte (2^20) +@item G @tab gigabyte (10^9) @tab | @tab Gi @tab gibibyte (2^30) +@item T @tab terabyte (10^12) @tab | @tab Ti @tab tebibyte (2^40) +@item P @tab petabyte (10^15) @tab | @tab Pi @tab pebibyte (2^50) +@item E @tab exabyte (10^18) @tab | @tab Ei @tab exbibyte (2^60) +@item Z @tab zettabyte (10^21) @tab | @tab Zi @tab zebibyte (2^70) +@item Y @tab yottabyte (10^24) @tab | @tab Yi @tab yobibyte (2^80) +@end multitable + +@sp 1 +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 minilzip to panic. + + @node Data format @chapter Data format @cindex data format @@ -655,9 +854,9 @@ represents one byte; a box like this: represents a variable number of bytes. @sp 1 -A lzip data stream consists of a series of "members" (compressed data -sets). The members simply appear one after another in the data stream, -with no additional information before, between, or after them. +A lzip data stream consists of a series of "members" (compressed data sets). +The members simply appear one after another in the data stream, with no +additional information before, between, or after them. Each member has the following structure: @verbatim @@ -810,15 +1009,15 @@ Example 5: Multimember compression (@var{member_size} < total output). Example 6: Multimember compression (user-restarted members). @example - 1) LZ_compress_open + 1) LZ_compress_open (with @var{member_size} > largest member). 2) LZ_compress_write 3) LZ_compress_read 4) go back to step 2 until member termination is desired 5) LZ_compress_finish 6) LZ_compress_read 7) go back to step 6 until LZ_compress_member_finished returns 1 - 8) verify that LZ_compress_finished returns 1 - 9) go to step 12 if all input data have been written + 9) go to step 12 if all input data have been written and + LZ_compress_finished returns 1 10) LZ_compress_restart_member 11) go back to step 2 12) LZ_compress_close diff --git a/doc/minilzip.1 b/doc/minilzip.1 index 3fefa02..a5f30c8 100644 --- a/doc/minilzip.1 +++ b/doc/minilzip.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.46.1. -.TH MINILZIP "1" "April 2017" "minilzip 1.9" "User Commands" +.TH MINILZIP "1" "February 2018" "minilzip 1.10" "User Commands" .SH NAME minilzip \- reduces the size of files .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ suppress all messages set dictionary size limit in bytes [8 MiB] .TP \fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-volume\-size=\fR<bytes> -set volume size limit in bytes +set volume size limit in bytes, implies \fB\-k\fR .TP \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-test\fR test compressed file integrity @@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ alias for \fB\-0\fR .TP \fB\-\-best\fR alias for \fB\-9\fR +.TP +\fB\-\-loose\-trailing\fR +allow trailing data seeming corrupt header .PP If no file names are given, or if a file is '\-', minilzip compresses or decompresses from standard input to standard output. @@ -87,8 +90,8 @@ Report bugs to lzip\-bug@nongnu.org .br Lzlib home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html .SH COPYRIGHT -Copyright \(co 2017 Antonio Diaz Diaz. -Using lzlib 1.9 +Copyright \(co 2018 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Using lzlib 1.10 License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> .br This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. |