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-rw-r--r--doc/zdiff.14
-rw-r--r--doc/zgrep.120
-rw-r--r--doc/zutils.14
-rw-r--r--doc/zutils.infobin5792 -> 6266 bytes
-rw-r--r--doc/zutils.texinfo40
6 files changed, 75 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/doc/zcat.1 b/doc/zcat.1
index a4d82db..10737a2 100644
--- a/doc/zcat.1
+++ b/doc/zcat.1
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH ZCAT "1" "September 2009" "Zcat 0.4" "User Commands"
+.TH ZCAT "1" "October 2009" "Zcat 0.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-Zcat \- manual page for Zcat 0.4
+Zcat \- manual page for Zcat 0.5
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zcat
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fICAT_OPTIONS\fR] [\fIFILES\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Zcat \- Cat wrapper for compressed files.
.PP
-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 names corresponding to the supported compressors.
+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 names
+corresponding to the supported compressors. If no files are specified,
+the standard input is decompressed using the selected compressor and
+sent to stdout.
The supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
.PP
CAT_OPTIONS are passed directly to cat.
@@ -24,6 +26,18 @@ display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
+.TP
+\fB\-\-gzip\fR
+use gzip as decompressor for stdin (default)
+.TP
+\fB\-\-bzip2\fR
+use bzip2 as decompressor for stdin
+.TP
+\fB\-\-lzip\fR
+use lzip as decompressor for stdin
+.TP
+\fB\-\-xz\fR
+use xz as decompressor for stdin
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to zutils\-bug@nongnu.org
Zutils home page: http://www.nongnu.org/zutils/zutils.html
diff --git a/doc/zdiff.1 b/doc/zdiff.1
index cbada53..3509c21 100644
--- a/doc/zdiff.1
+++ b/doc/zdiff.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH ZDIFF "1" "September 2009" "Zdiff 0.4" "User Commands"
+.TH ZDIFF "1" "October 2009" "Zdiff 0.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-Zdiff \- manual page for Zdiff 0.4
+Zdiff \- manual page for Zdiff 0.5
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zdiff
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIDIFF_OPTIONS\fR] \fIFILE1 \fR[\fIFILE2\fR]
diff --git a/doc/zgrep.1 b/doc/zgrep.1
index fadbbc0..3db747b 100644
--- a/doc/zgrep.1
+++ b/doc/zgrep.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH ZGREP "1" "September 2009" "Zgrep 0.4" "User Commands"
+.TH ZGREP "1" "October 2009" "Zgrep 0.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-Zgrep \- manual page for Zgrep 0.4
+Zgrep \- manual page for Zgrep 0.5
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zgrep
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIGREP_OPTIONS\fR] \fIPATTERN \fR[\fIFILES\fR]
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ 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
-names corresponding to the supported compressors.
+names corresponding to the supported compressors. If no files are
+specified, the standard input is decompressed using the selected
+compressor and fed to grep.
The supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
.PP
Zegrep is a shortcut for "zgrep \fB\-E\fR"
@@ -27,6 +29,18 @@ display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
+.TP
+\fB\-\-gzip\fR
+use gzip as decompressor for stdin (default)
+.TP
+\fB\-\-bzip2\fR
+use bzip2 as decompressor for stdin
+.TP
+\fB\-\-lzip\fR
+use lzip as decompressor for stdin
+.TP
+\fB\-\-xz\fR
+use xz as decompressor for stdin
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to zutils\-bug@nongnu.org
Zutils home page: http://www.nongnu.org/zutils/zutils.html
diff --git a/doc/zutils.1 b/doc/zutils.1
index 14c33b7..4836ace 100644
--- a/doc/zutils.1
+++ b/doc/zutils.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH ZUTILS "1" "September 2009" "Zutils 0.4" "User Commands"
+.TH ZUTILS "1" "October 2009" "Zutils 0.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-Zutils \- manual page for Zutils 0.4
+Zutils \- manual page for Zutils 0.5
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zutils
[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIfiles\fR]
diff --git a/doc/zutils.info b/doc/zutils.info
index caa2371..e2d3258 100644
--- a/doc/zutils.info
+++ b/doc/zutils.info
Binary files differ
diff --git a/doc/zutils.texinfo b/doc/zutils.texinfo
index ccadf05..76f771b 100644
--- a/doc/zutils.texinfo
+++ b/doc/zutils.texinfo
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
@finalout
@c %**end of header
-@set UPDATED 17 September 2009
-@set VERSION 0.4
+@set UPDATED 1 October 2009
+@set VERSION 0.5
@dircategory Data Compression
@direntry
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ 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 names
-corresponding to the supported compressors. The supported compressors
-are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
+corresponding to the supported compressors. If no files are specified,
+the standard input is decompressed using the selected compressor and
+sent to stdout.
The format for running zcat is:
@@ -91,6 +92,18 @@ 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 decompressor for stdin (default).
+
+@item --bzip2
+Use bzip2 as decompressor for stdin.
+
+@item --lzip
+Use lzip as decompressor for stdin.
+
+@item --xz
+Use xz as decompressor for stdin.
+
@end table
@@ -102,7 +115,7 @@ Print the version number of zcat on the standard output and exit.
Zdiff is a wrapper script around the diff and cmp commands that allows
transparent comparison of any combination of compressed and
non-compressed files. If any given file is compressed, its uncompressed
-content is used. The supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
+content is used.
@noindent
Zcmp is a shortcut for @samp{zdiff --cmp}
@@ -156,8 +169,9 @@ 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
-names corresponding to the supported compressors. The supported
-compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
+names corresponding to the supported compressors. If no files are
+specified, the standard input is decompressed using the selected
+compressor and fed to grep.
@noindent
Zegrep is a shortcut for @samp{zgrep -E}@*
@@ -185,6 +199,18 @@ 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 decompressor for stdin (default).
+
+@item --bzip2
+Use bzip2 as decompressor for stdin.
+
+@item --lzip
+Use lzip as decompressor for stdin.
+
+@item --xz
+Use xz as decompressor for stdin.
+
@end table