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authorDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-08 04:26:17 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>2015-11-08 04:26:17 +0000
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Merging upstream version 1.0.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ File: zutils.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir)
Zutils Manual
*************
-This manual is for Zutils (version 1.0-rc7, 8 April 2013).
+This manual is for Zutils (version 1.0, 31 May 2013).
* Menu:
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ The supported formats are bzip2, gzip, lzip and xz.
Zcat, zcmp, zdiff, and zgrep are improved replacements for the shell
scripts provided with GNU gzip. Ztest is unique to zutils.
+ NOTE: Bzip2 and lzip provide well-defined values of exit status,
+which makes them safe to use with zutils. Gzip and xz may return
+ambiguous warning values, making them less reliable backends for zutils.
+
Numbers given as arguments to options (positions, sizes) may be
followed by a multiplier and an optional `B' for "byte".
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ following:
FILE1).
2. If FILE1 is not compressed, compares FILE1 to the uncompressed
- contents of FILE1.[bz2|gz|lz|xz] (the first one that is found).
+ contents of FILE1.[lz|bz2|gz|xz] (the first one that is found).
3. If no suitable file is found, compares FILE1 to data read from
standard input.
@@ -264,7 +268,7 @@ following:
FILE1).
2. If FILE1 is not compressed, compares FILE1 to the uncompressed
- contents of FILE1.[bz2|gz|lz|xz] (the first one that is found).
+ contents of FILE1.[lz|bz2|gz|xz] (the first one that is found).
3. If no suitable file is found, compares FILE1 to data read from
standard input.
@@ -584,14 +588,14 @@ Concept Index

Tag Table:
Node: Top224
-Node: Introduction1005
-Node: Zcat2592
-Node: Zcmp4678
-Node: Zdiff7164
-Node: Zgrep9830
-Node: Ztest12841
-Node: Problems14245
-Node: Concept Index14774
+Node: Introduction1000
+Node: Zcat2794
+Node: Zcmp4880
+Node: Zdiff7366
+Node: Zgrep10032
+Node: Ztest13043
+Node: Problems14447
+Node: Concept Index14976

End Tag Table