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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-01-23 05:54:13 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-01-23 05:54:13 +0000
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parentReleasing debian version 1.12-3. (diff)
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Merging upstream version 1.13~rc1.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Zutils is a collection of utilities able to process any combination of
compressed and uncompressed files transparently. If any file given,
including standard input, is compressed, its decompressed content is used.
Compressed files are decompressed on the fly; no temporary files are
-created. Data format is detected by its magic bytes, not by the file name
-extension.
+created. Data format is detected by its identifier string (magic bytes), not
+by the file name extension. Empty files are considered uncompressed.
These utilities are not wrapper scripts but safer and more efficient C++
programs. In particular the option '--recursive' is very efficient in
@@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
distribute, and modify it.
-The file Makefile.in is a data file used by configure to produce the
-Makefile. It has the same copyright owner and permissions that configure
-itself.
+The file Makefile.in is a data file used by configure to produce the Makefile.
+It has the same copyright owner and permissions that configure itself.