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diff --git a/doc/zutils.texi b/doc/zutils.texi index 198fb20..f09e5e9 100644 --- a/doc/zutils.texi +++ b/doc/zutils.texi @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ @finalout @c %**end of header -@set UPDATED 28 June 2014 -@set VERSION 1.3-pre1 +@set UPDATED 17 July 2014 +@set VERSION 1.3-pre2 @dircategory Data Compression @direntry @@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ 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 back ends for zutils. +FORMAT NOTE: If the @samp{--format} option is given, the corresponding +files are passed to the decompressor without verifying their format, +allowing for example the processing of compress'd (.Z) files with gzip: +@samp{zcmp --format=gz file.Z file.lz}. + LANGUAGE NOTE: Uncompressed = not compressed = plain data; it may never have been compressed. Decompressed is used to refer to data which has undergone the process of decompression. |