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Updating wording in README.Debian, thanks to Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>.

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Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Lzip is available in different implementations:
xlunzip C implementation using lzip_decompress kernel module, decompressor only xlunzip C implementation using lzip_decompress kernel module, decompressor only
lzd simple C implementation, decompressor only, educational purpose lzd simple C implementation, decompressor only, educational purpose
minilzip simple C implementation, using lzlib, educational purpose minilzip simple C implementation using lzlib library
pdlzip simple C implementation, Public Domain pdlzip simple C implementation, Public Domain
All Lzip implementations are fully compatible (files can be compressed and All Lzip implementations are fully compatible (files can be compressed and
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The following automatic priorities are used:
lunzip -1000 lunzip -1000
Compressor and decompressors: Compressor and decompressors:
lzlib 1000 minilzip 1000
pdlzip 2000 pdlzip 2000
clzip 3000 clzip 3000
lziprecover 4000 lziprecover 4000
@ -57,22 +57,27 @@ This allows:
sudo update-alternative --config lzip sudo update-alternative --config lzip
if more than one lzip imlementation is installed. if more than one Lzip imlementation is installed.
* automatically have the system use the 'best' implementation installed. * automatically have the system use the 'best' implementation installed
(using the priorities listed above, e.g. installing plzip will superseed
lzip automatically).
* allows to switch back and forth, transparently, from single-threaded lzip * switching transparently between implementations, e.g. globally using
to parallel plzip with one update-alternative command - no scripts or the multi-threaded plzip instead of the single-threaded lzip requires only
commands need to be changed. one command:
If you were using lzip before, install plzip and all your lzip operations sudo update-alternatives --set lzip /usr/bin/lzip.plzip
are now parallelized automatically.
No scripts or commands need to be changed. If you were using lzip
before, install plzip and all your Lzip operations are now parallelized
automatically.
3. Best practise 3. Best practice
---------------- ----------------
To make the best use of lzip, the following should be considered: To make the best use of Lzip, the following should be considered:
* use lzip in scripts and commands, don't hardcode a specific implementation * use lzip in scripts and commands, don't hardcode a specific implementation
(e.g. use lzip, not plzip). (e.g. use lzip, not plzip).