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authorDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-07 15:35:47 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-07 15:35:47 +0000
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Adding upstream version 1.1.upstream/1.1
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ File: plzip.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir)
Plzip Manual
************
-This manual is for Plzip (version 1.1-pre1, 20 July 2013).
+This manual is for Plzip (version 1.1, 17 September 2013).
* Menu:
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ The format for running plzip is:
`--data-size=BYTES'
Set the input data block size in bytes. The input file will be
divided in chunks of this size before compression is performed.
- Valid values range from 8KiB to 1GiB. Default value is two times
- the dictionary size. Plzip will reduce the dictionary size if it
+ Valid values range from 8 KiB to 1 GiB. Default value is two times
+ the dictionary size. Plzip will reduce the dictionary size if it
is larger than the chosen data size.
`-c'
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ The format for running plzip is:
`-s BYTES'
`--dictionary-size=BYTES'
- Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from
- 4KiB to 512MiB. Plzip will use the smallest possible dictionary
+ Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from 4
+ KiB to 512 MiB. Plzip will use the smallest possible dictionary
size for each member without exceeding this limit. 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
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ The format for running plzip is:
linear scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very
repetitive, etc, you may need to use the `--match-length' and
`--dictionary-size' options directly to achieve optimal
- performance.
+ performance. For example, `-9m64' usually compresses executables
+ more (and faster) than `-9'.
Level Dictionary size Match length limit
-1 1 MiB 5 bytes
@@ -259,7 +260,6 @@ The format for running plzip is:
Aliases for GNU gzip compatibility.
-
Numbers given as arguments to options may be followed by a multiplier
and an optional `B' for "byte".
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
`ID string'
A four byte string, identifying the lzip format, with the value
- "LZIP".
+ "LZIP" (0x4C, 0x5A, 0x49, 0x50).
`VN (version number, 1 byte)'
Just in case something needs to be modified in the future. 1 for
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
Bits 4-0 contain the base 2 logarithm of the base size (12 to 29).
Bits 7-5 contain the number of wedges (0 to 7) to substract from
the base size to obtain the dictionary size.
- Example: 0xD3 = (2^19 - 6 * 2^15) = (512KiB - 6 * 32KiB) = 320KiB
- Valid values for dictionary size range from 4KiB to 512MiB.
+ Example: 0xD3 = 2^19 - 6 * 2^15 = 512 KiB - 6 * 32 KiB = 320 KiB
+ Valid values for dictionary size range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB.
`Lzma stream'
The lzma stream, finished by an end of stream marker. Uses default
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.

File: plzip.info, Node: Problems, Next: Concept index, Prev: File format, Up: Top
-5 Reporting Bugs
+5 Reporting bugs
****************
There are probably bugs in plzip. There are certainly errors and
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ Node: Top223
Node: Introduction871
Node: Program design4426
Node: Invoking plzip5480
-Node: File format10776
-Node: Problems13255
-Node: Concept index13784
+Node: File format10864
+Node: Problems13369
+Node: Concept index13898

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