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diff --git a/doc/zutils.texinfo b/doc/zutils.texinfo index b5a2413..ed65997 100644 --- a/doc/zutils.texinfo +++ b/doc/zutils.texinfo @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ @finalout @c %**end of header -@set UPDATED 8 April 2013 -@set VERSION 1.0-rc7 +@set UPDATED 31 May 2013 +@set VERSION 1.0 @dircategory Data Compression @direntry @@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ 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. + @sp 1 Numbers given as arguments to options (positions, sizes) may be followed by a multiplier and an optional @samp{B} for "byte". @@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ corresponding decompressed file name (removes the extension from @var{file1}). @item If @var{file1} is not compressed, compares @var{file1} to the -uncompressed contents of @var{file1}.[bz2|gz|lz|xz] (the first one that +uncompressed contents of @var{file1}.[lz|bz2|gz|xz] (the first one that is found). @item If no suitable file is found, compares @var{file1} to data read from @@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ corresponding decompressed file name (removes the extension from @var{file1}). @item If @var{file1} is not compressed, compares @var{file1} to the -uncompressed contents of @var{file1}.[bz2|gz|lz|xz] (the first one that +uncompressed contents of @var{file1}.[lz|bz2|gz|xz] (the first one that is found). @item If no suitable file is found, compares @var{file1} to data read from |