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author | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-07 16:10:22 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-07 16:10:22 +0000 |
commit | d0dfe799cbd65ce2e4d467f793ad1a0bf4cf4a16 (patch) | |
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parent | Adding debian version 0.2-1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 0.3.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
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diff --git a/doc/zutils.texinfo b/doc/zutils.texinfo index 6367629..ce69ab1 100644 --- a/doc/zutils.texinfo +++ b/doc/zutils.texinfo @@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ The currently provided utilities are zcat, zcmp, zdiff and zgrep. Zcat is a wrapper script around the cat command that allows transparent concatenation of any combination of compressed and non-compressed files. If any given file is compressed, its uncompressed content is used. If a -given file does not exist, zcat tries the compressed file name -corresponding to the default compressor selected. The supported -compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz. +given file does not exist, zcat tries the compressed file names +corresponding to the supported compressors. The supported compressors +are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz. The format for running zcat is: @@ -90,18 +90,6 @@ Print an informative help message describing the options and exit. @itemx -V Print the version number of zcat on the standard output and exit. -@item --gzip -Use gzip as default decompressor. - -@item --bzip2 -Use bzip2 as default decompressor. - -@item --lzip -Use lzip as default decompressor (default). - -@item --xz -Use xz as default decompressor. - @end table @@ -125,11 +113,14 @@ zdiff [@var{options}] [@var{diff_options}] @var{file1} [@var{file2}] @end example @noindent -Compares @var{file1} to @var{file2}. If @var{file2} is omitted, compares -@var{file1} to the uncompressed contents of @var{file1}.[gz|bz2|lz] -(depending on the default compressor selected). @var{diff_options} are -passed directly to diff or cmp. The exit status from diff or cmp is -preserved. +Compares @var{file1} to @var{file2}. If @var{file2} is omitted and +@var{file1} is compressed, compares @var{file1} to the file with the +corresponding decompressed file name (removes the extension from +@var{file1}). If @var{file2} is omitted and @var{file1} is not +compressed, compares @var{file1} to the uncompressed contents of +@var{file1}.[gz|bz2|lz|xz] (the first one that is found). +@var{diff_options} are passed directly to diff or cmp. The exit status +from diff or cmp is preserved. Zdiff supports the following options: @@ -142,18 +133,6 @@ Print an informative help message describing the options and exit. @itemx -V Print the version number of zdiff on the standard output and exit. -@item --gzip -Use gzip as default decompressor. - -@item --bzip2 -Use bzip2 as default decompressor. - -@item --lzip -Use lzip as default decompressor (default). - -@item --xz -Use xz as default decompressor. - @item --diff Use diff to compare files (default). @@ -174,7 +153,7 @@ Zgrep is a wrapper script around the grep command that allows transparent search on any combination of compressed and non-compressed files. If any given file is compressed, its uncompressed content is used. If a given file does not exist, zgrep tries the compressed file -name corresponding to the default compressor selected. The supported +names corresponding to the supported compressors. The supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz. The format for running zgrep is: @@ -198,18 +177,6 @@ Print an informative help message describing the options and exit. @itemx -V Print the version number of zgrep on the standard output and exit. -@item --gzip -Use gzip as default decompressor. - -@item --bzip2 -Use bzip2 as default decompressor. - -@item --lzip -Use lzip as default decompressor (default). - -@item --xz -Use xz as default decompressor. - @end table @@ -224,7 +191,7 @@ you don't, no one will ever know about them and they will remain unfixed for all eternity, if not longer. If you find a bug in zutils, please send electronic mail to -@email{lzip-bug@@nongnu.org}. Include the version number, which you can +@email{zutils-bug@@nongnu.org}. Include the version number, which you can find by running @w{@samp{zdiff --version}}. |