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.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.46.1.
.TH PLZIP "1" "July 2015" "plzip 1.4" "User Commands"
.TH PLZIP "1" "May 2016" "plzip 1.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
plzip \- reduces the size of files
.SH SYNOPSIS
@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ display this help and exit
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-trailing\-error\fR
exit with error status if trailing data
.TP
\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-data\-size=\fR<bytes>
set size of input data blocks [2x8=16 MiB]
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-stdout\fR
send output to standard output
write to standard output, keep input files
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-decompress\fR
decompress
@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ set match length limit in bytes [36]
set number of (de)compression threads [2]
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output=\fR<file>
if reading stdin, place the output into <file>
if reading standard input, write to <file>
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
suppress all messages
@ -63,13 +66,16 @@ alias for \fB\-0\fR
\fB\-\-best\fR
alias for \fB\-9\fR
.PP
If no file names are given, plzip compresses or decompresses
from standard input to standard output.
If no file names are given, or if a file is '\-', plzip compresses or
decompresses from standard input to standard output.
Numbers may be followed by a multiplier: k = kB = 10^3 = 1000,
Ki = KiB = 2^10 = 1024, M = 10^6, Mi = 2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc...
Dictionary sizes 12 to 29 are interpreted as powers of two, meaning 2^12
to 2^29 bytes.
.PP
The bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to a linear
scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very repetitive,
etc, you may need to use the \fB\-\-match\-length\fR and \fB\-\-dictionary\-size\fR
etc, you may need to use the \fB\-\-dictionary\-size\fR and \fB\-\-match\-length\fR
options directly to achieve optimal performance.
.PP
Exit status: 0 for a normal exit, 1 for environmental problems (file
@ -83,8 +89,8 @@ Plzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/plzip.html
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2009 Laszlo Ersek.
.br
Copyright \(co 2015 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
Using lzlib 1.7
Copyright \(co 2016 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
Using lzlib 1.8
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ File: plzip.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir)
Plzip Manual
************
This manual is for Plzip (version 1.4, 9 July 2015).
This manual is for Plzip (version 1.5, 14 May 2016).
* Menu:
@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ This manual is for Plzip (version 1.4, 9 July 2015).
* File format:: Detailed format of the compressed file
* Memory requirements:: Memory required to compress and decompress
* Minimum file sizes:: Minimum file sizes required for full speed
* Trailing data:: Extra data appended to the file
* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples
* Problems:: Reporting bugs
* Concept index:: Index of concepts
Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to
copy, distribute and modify it.
@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ availability:
recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors
(one of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files,
and provides data recovery capabilities, including error-checked
merging of damaged copies of a file. *note Data safety:
merging of damaged copies of a file. *Note Data safety:
(lziprecover)Data safety.
* The lzip format is as simple as possible (but not simpler). The
@ -115,13 +117,6 @@ two or more compressed files. The result is the concatenation of the
corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
compressed files is also supported.
WARNING! Even if plzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a
corrupt compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors,
etc). Therefore, if the data you are going to compress are important,
give the '--keep' option to plzip and do not remove the original file
until you verify the compressed file with a command like
'plzip -cd file.lz | cmp file -'.

File: plzip.info, Node: Invoking plzip, Next: Program design, Prev: Introduction, Up: Top
@ -132,6 +127,10 @@ The format for running plzip is:
plzip [OPTIONS] [FILES]
'-' used as a FILE argument means standard input. It can be mixed with
other FILES and is read just once, the first time it appears in the
command line.
Plzip supports the following options:
'-h'
@ -142,6 +141,13 @@ The format for running plzip is:
'--version'
Print the version number of plzip on the standard output and exit.
'-a'
'--trailing-error'
Exit with error status 2 if any remaining input is detected after
decompressing the last member. Such remaining input is usually
trailing garbage that can be safely ignored. *Note
concat-example::.
'-B BYTES'
'--data-size=BYTES'
Set the size of the input data blocks, in bytes. The input file
@ -153,12 +159,17 @@ The format for running plzip is:
'-c'
'--stdout'
Compress or decompress to standard output. Needed when reading
from a named pipe (fifo) or from a device.
Compress or decompress to standard output; keep input files
unchanged. If compressing several files, each file is compressed
independently. This option is needed when reading from a named
pipe (fifo) or from a device.
'-d'
'--decompress'
Decompress.
Decompress the specified file(s). If a file does not exist or
can't be opened, plzip continues decompressing the rest of the
files. If a file fails to decompress, plzip exits immediately
without decompressing the rest of the files.
'-f'
'--force'
@ -207,12 +218,13 @@ The format for running plzip is:
'-s BYTES'
'--dictionary-size=BYTES'
Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from 4
KiB to 512 MiB. Plzip will use the smallest possible dictionary
size for each file without exceeding this limit. Note that
dictionary sizes are quantized. If the specified size does not
match one of the valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by adding
up to (BYTES / 16) to it.
Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Plzip will use the smallest
possible dictionary size for each file without exceeding this
limit. Valid values range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB. Values 12 to 29
are interpreted as powers of two, meaning 2^12 to 2^29 bytes. Note
that dictionary sizes are quantized. If the specified size does
not match one of the valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by
adding up to (BYTES / 8) to it.
For maximum compression you should use a dictionary size limit as
large as possible, but keep in mind that the decompression memory
@ -224,7 +236,8 @@ The format for running plzip is:
Check integrity of the specified file(s), but don't decompress
them. This really performs a trial decompression and throws away
the result. Use it together with '-v' to see information about
the file.
the file(s). If a file fails the test, plzip may be unable to
check the rest of the files.
'-v'
'--verbose'
@ -237,14 +250,14 @@ The format for running plzip is:
'-0 .. -9'
Set the compression parameters (dictionary size and match length
limit) as shown in the table below. Note that '-9' can be much
slower than '-0'. These options have no effect when decompressing.
limit) as shown in the table below. The default compression level
is '-6'. Note that '-9' can be much slower than '-0'. These
options have no effect when decompressing.
The bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to a
linear scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very
repetitive, etc, you may need to use the '--match-length' and
'--dictionary-size' options directly to achieve optimal
performance.
repetitive, etc, you may need to use the '--dictionary-size' and
'--match-length' options directly to achieve optimal performance.
Level Dictionary size Match length limit
-0 64 KiB 16 bytes
@ -292,7 +305,7 @@ File: plzip.info, Node: Program design, Next: File format, Prev: Invoking plz
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
creating a multi-member compressed file.
creating a multimember compressed file.
When decompressing, plzip decompresses as many members
simultaneously as worker threads are chosen. Files that were compressed
@ -348,12 +361,12 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
Each member has the following structure:
+--+--+--+--+----+----+=============+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| ID string | VN | DS | Lzma stream | CRC32 | Data size | Member size |
| ID string | VN | DS | LZMA stream | CRC32 | Data size | Member size |
+--+--+--+--+----+----+=============+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
All multibyte values are stored in little endian order.
'ID string'
'ID string (the "magic" bytes)'
A four byte string, identifying the lzip format, with the value
"LZIP" (0x4C, 0x5A, 0x49, 0x50).
@ -371,8 +384,8 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
Example: 0xD3 = 2^19 - 6 * 2^15 = 512 KiB - 6 * 32 KiB = 320 KiB
Valid values for dictionary size range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB.
'Lzma stream'
The lzma stream, finished by an end of stream marker. Uses default
'LZMA stream'
The LZMA stream, finished by an end of stream marker. Uses default
values for encoder properties. *Note Stream format: (lzip)Stream
format, for a complete description.
@ -386,7 +399,7 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This field
acts as a distributed index, allows the verification of stream
integrity, and facilitates safe recovery of undamaged members from
multi-member files.
multimember files.

@ -408,7 +421,7 @@ following:
file, or for testing of a regular file; the dictionary size.
(Note that regular files with more than 1024 bytes of trailing
garbage are treated as non-seekable).
data are treated as non-seekable).
* For testing of a non-seekable file or of standard input; the
dictionary size plus up to 5 MiB.
@ -420,14 +433,14 @@ following:
dictionary size plus up to 35 MiB.

File: plzip.info, Node: Minimum file sizes, Next: Problems, Prev: Memory requirements, Up: Top
File: plzip.info, Node: Minimum file sizes, Next: Trailing data, Prev: Memory requirements, Up: Top
6 Minimum file sizes required for full compression speed
********************************************************
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
creating a multi-member compressed file.
creating a multimember compressed file.
For this to work as expected (and roughly multiply the compression
speed by the number of available processors), the uncompressed file
@ -456,9 +469,106 @@ Level
-9 128 MiB 256 MiB 512 MiB 1 GiB 4 GiB 16 GiB

File: plzip.info, Node: Problems, Next: Concept index, Prev: Minimum file sizes, Up: Top
File: plzip.info, Node: Trailing data, Next: Examples, Prev: Minimum file sizes, Up: Top
7 Reporting bugs
7 Extra data appended to the file
*********************************
Sometimes extra data is found appended to a lzip file after the last
member. Such trailing data may be:
* Padding added to make the file size a multiple of some block size,
for example when writing to a tape.
* Garbage added by some not totally successful copy operation.
* Useful data added by the user; a cryptographically secure hash, a
description of file contents, etc.
* Malicious data added to the file in order to make its total size
and hash value (for a chosen hash) coincide with those of another
file.
* In very rare cases, trailing data could be the corrupt header of
another member. In multimember or concatenated files the
probability of corruption happening in the magic bytes is 5 times
smaller than the probability of getting a false positive caused by
the corruption of the integrity information itself. Therefore it
can be considered to be below the noise level.
Trailing data can be safely ignored in most cases. In some cases,
like that of user-added data, it is expected to be ignored. In those
cases where a file containing trailing data must be rejected, the option
'--trailing-error' can be used. *Note --trailing-error::.

File: plzip.info, Node: Examples, Next: Problems, Prev: Trailing data, Up: Top
8 A small tutorial with examples
********************************
WARNING! Even if plzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a corrupt
compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors, etc).
Therefore, if the data you are going to compress are important, give the
'--keep' option to plzip and don't remove the original file until you
verify the compressed file with a command like
'plzip -cd file.lz | cmp file -'.
Example 1: Replace a regular file with its compressed version 'file.lz'
and show the compression ratio.
plzip -v file
Example 2: Like example 1 but the created 'file.lz' has a block size of
1 MiB. The compression ratio is not shown.
plzip -B 1MiB file
Example 3: Restore a regular file from its compressed version
'file.lz'. If the operation is successful, 'file.lz' is removed.
plzip -d file.lz
Example 4: Verify the integrity of the compressed file 'file.lz' and
show status.
plzip -tv file.lz
Example 5: Compress a whole device in /dev/sdc and send the output to
'file.lz'.
plzip -c /dev/sdc > file.lz
Example 6: The right way of concatenating compressed files. *Note
Trailing data::.
Don't do this
cat file1.lz file2.lz file3.lz | plzip -d
Do this instead
plzip -cd file1.lz file2.lz file3.lz
Example 7: Decompress 'file.lz' partially until 10 KiB of decompressed
data are produced.
plzip -cd file.lz | dd bs=1024 count=10
Example 8: Decompress 'file.lz' partially from decompressed byte 10000
to decompressed byte 15000 (5000 bytes are produced).
plzip -cd file.lz | dd bs=1000 skip=10 count=5

File: plzip.info, Node: Problems, Next: Concept index, Prev: Examples, Up: Top
9 Reporting bugs
****************
There are probably bugs in plzip. There are certainly errors and
@ -480,6 +590,7 @@ Concept index
* Menu:
* bugs: Problems. (line 6)
* examples: Examples. (line 6)
* file format: File format. (line 6)
* getting help: Problems. (line 6)
* introduction: Introduction. (line 6)
@ -488,6 +599,7 @@ Concept index
* minimum file sizes: Minimum file sizes. (line 6)
* options: Invoking plzip. (line 6)
* program design: Program design. (line 6)
* trailing data: Trailing data. (line 6)
* usage: Invoking plzip. (line 6)
* version: Invoking plzip. (line 6)
@ -495,15 +607,19 @@ Concept index

Tag Table:
Node: Top221
Node: Introduction984
Node: Invoking plzip5332
Ref: --data-size5747
Node: Program design10972
Node: File format12560
Node: Memory requirements14973
Node: Minimum file sizes16085
Node: Problems18007
Node: Concept index18543
Node: Introduction1101
Node: Invoking plzip5078
Ref: --trailing-error5647
Ref: --data-size5890
Node: Program design11683
Node: File format13270
Node: Memory requirements15702
Node: Minimum file sizes16811
Node: Trailing data18737
Node: Examples20121
Ref: concat-example21286
Node: Problems21823
Node: Concept index22349

End Tag Table

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@finalout
@c %**end of header
@set UPDATED 9 July 2015
@set VERSION 1.4
@set UPDATED 14 May 2016
@set VERSION 1.5
@dircategory Data Compression
@direntry
@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ This manual is for Plzip (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}).
* File format:: Detailed format of the compressed file
* Memory requirements:: Memory required to compress and decompress
* Minimum file sizes:: Minimum file sizes required for full speed
* Trailing data:: Extra data appended to the file
* Examples:: A small tutorial with examples
* Problems:: Reporting bugs
* Concept index:: Index of concepts
@end menu
@sp 1
Copyright @copyright{} 2009-2015 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
Copyright @copyright{} 2009-2016 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission
to copy, distribute and modify it.
@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ program can repair bit-flip errors (one of the most common forms of data
corruption) in lzip files, and provides data recovery capabilities,
including error-checked merging of damaged copies of a file.
@ifnothtml
@ref{Data safety,,,lziprecover}.
@xref{Data safety,,,lziprecover}.
@end ifnothtml
@item
@ -144,13 +146,6 @@ or more compressed files. The result is the concatenation of the
corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
compressed files is also supported.
WARNING! Even if plzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a corrupt
compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors, etc).
Therefore, if the data you are going to compress are important, give the
@samp{--keep} option to plzip and do not remove the original file until
you verify the compressed file with a command like
@w{@samp{plzip -cd file.lz | cmp file -}}.
@node Invoking plzip
@chapter Invoking plzip
@ -165,6 +160,11 @@ The format for running plzip is:
plzip [@var{options}] [@var{files}]
@end example
@noindent
@samp{-} used as a @var{file} argument means standard input. It can be
mixed with other @var{files} and is read just once, the first time it
appears in the command line.
Plzip supports the following options:
@table @code
@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ Print an informative help message describing the options and exit.
@itemx --version
Print the version number of plzip on the standard output and exit.
@anchor{--trailing-error}
@item -a
@itemx --trailing-error
Exit with error status 2 if any remaining input is detected after
decompressing the last member. Such remaining input is usually trailing
garbage that can be safely ignored. @xref{concat-example}.
@anchor{--data-size}
@item -B @var{bytes}
@itemx --data-size=@var{bytes}
@ -188,12 +195,17 @@ data size.
@item -c
@itemx --stdout
Compress or decompress to standard output. Needed when reading from a
named pipe (fifo) or from a device.
Compress or decompress to standard output; keep input files unchanged.
If compressing several files, each file is compressed independently.
This option is needed when reading from a named pipe (fifo) or from a
device.
@item -d
@itemx --decompress
Decompress.
Decompress the specified file(s). If a file does not exist or can't be
opened, plzip continues decompressing the rest of the files. If a file
fails to decompress, plzip exits immediately without decompressing the
rest of the files.
@item -f
@itemx --force
@ -238,11 +250,13 @@ Quiet operation. Suppress all messages.
@item -s @var{bytes}
@itemx --dictionary-size=@var{bytes}
Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from 4 KiB to
512 MiB. Plzip will use the smallest possible dictionary size for each
file without exceeding this limit. Note that dictionary sizes are
quantized. If the specified size does not match one of the valid sizes,
it will be rounded upwards by adding up to (@var{bytes} / 16) to it.
Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Plzip will use the smallest
possible dictionary size for each file without exceeding this limit.
Valid values range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB. Values 12 to 29 are
interpreted as powers of two, meaning 2^12 to 2^29 bytes. Note that
dictionary sizes are quantized. If the specified size does not match one
of the valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by adding up to
@w{(@var{bytes} / 8)} to it.
For maximum compression you should use a dictionary size limit as large
as possible, but keep in mind that the decompression memory requirement
@ -252,7 +266,9 @@ is affected at compression time by the choice of dictionary size limit.
@itemx --test
Check integrity of the specified file(s), but don't decompress them.
This really performs a trial decompression and throws away the result.
Use it together with @samp{-v} to see information about the file.
Use it together with @samp{-v} to see information about the file(s). If
a file fails the test, plzip may be unable to check the rest of the
files.
@item -v
@itemx --verbose
@ -265,14 +281,14 @@ decompressed size, and compressed size.
@item -0 .. -9
Set the compression parameters (dictionary size and match length limit)
as shown in the table below. Note that @samp{-9} can be much slower than
@samp{-0}. These options have no effect when decompressing.
as shown in the table below. The default compression level is @samp{-6}.
Note that @samp{-9} can be much slower than @samp{-0}. These options
have no effect when decompressing.
The bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to a linear
scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very repetitive,
etc, you may need to use the @samp{--match-length} and
@samp{--dictionary-size} options directly to achieve optimal
performance.
etc, you may need to use the @samp{--dictionary-size} and
@samp{--match-length} options directly to achieve optimal performance.
@multitable {Level} {Dictionary size} {Match length limit}
@item Level @tab Dictionary size @tab Match length limit
@ -324,7 +340,7 @@ caused plzip to panic.
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
creating a multi-member compressed file.
creating a multimember compressed file.
When decompressing, plzip decompresses as many members simultaneously as
worker threads are chosen. Files that were compressed with lzip will not
@ -383,14 +399,14 @@ additional information before, between, or after them.
Each member has the following structure:
@verbatim
+--+--+--+--+----+----+=============+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| ID string | VN | DS | Lzma stream | CRC32 | Data size | Member size |
| ID string | VN | DS | LZMA stream | CRC32 | Data size | Member size |
+--+--+--+--+----+----+=============+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
@end verbatim
All multibyte values are stored in little endian order.
@table @samp
@item ID string
@item ID string (the "magic" bytes)
A four byte string, identifying the lzip format, with the value "LZIP"
(0x4C, 0x5A, 0x49, 0x50).
@ -407,8 +423,8 @@ from the base size to obtain the dictionary size.@*
Example: 0xD3 = 2^19 - 6 * 2^15 = 512 KiB - 6 * 32 KiB = 320 KiB@*
Valid values for dictionary size range from 4 KiB to 512 MiB.
@item Lzma stream
The lzma stream, finished by an end of stream marker. Uses default
@item LZMA stream
The LZMA stream, finished by an end of stream marker. Uses default
values for encoder properties.
@ifnothtml
@xref{Stream format,,,lzip},
@ -428,7 +444,7 @@ Size of the uncompressed original data.
@item Member size (8 bytes)
Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This field acts
as a distributed index, allows the verification of stream integrity, and
facilitates safe recovery of undamaged members from multi-member files.
facilitates safe recovery of undamaged members from multimember files.
@end table
@ -453,8 +469,8 @@ times the data size. Default is 136 MiB.
For decompression of a regular (seekable) file to another regular file,
or for testing of a regular file; the dictionary size.
(Note that regular files with more than 1024 bytes of trailing garbage
are treated as non-seekable).
(Note that regular files with more than 1024 bytes of trailing data are
treated as non-seekable).
@item
For testing of a non-seekable file or of standard input; the dictionary
@ -476,7 +492,7 @@ dictionary size plus up to 35 MiB.
When compressing, plzip divides the input file into chunks and
compresses as many chunks simultaneously as worker threads are chosen,
creating a multi-member compressed file.
creating a multimember compressed file.
For this to work as expected (and roughly multiply the compression speed
by the number of available processors), the uncompressed file must be at
@ -506,6 +522,133 @@ data size for each level:
@end multitable
@node Trailing data
@chapter Extra data appended to the file
@cindex trailing data
Sometimes extra data is found appended to a lzip file after the last
member. Such trailing data may be:
@itemize @bullet
@item
Padding added to make the file size a multiple of some block size, for
example when writing to a tape.
@item
Garbage added by some not totally successful copy operation.
@item
Useful data added by the user; a cryptographically secure hash, a
description of file contents, etc.
@item
Malicious data added to the file in order to make its total size and
hash value (for a chosen hash) coincide with those of another file.
@item
In very rare cases, trailing data could be the corrupt header of another
member. In multimember or concatenated files the probability of
corruption happening in the magic bytes is 5 times smaller than the
probability of getting a false positive caused by the corruption of the
integrity information itself. Therefore it can be considered to be below
the noise level.
@end itemize
Trailing data can be safely ignored in most cases. In some cases, like
that of user-added data, it is expected to be ignored. In those cases
where a file containing trailing data must be rejected, the option
@samp{--trailing-error} can be used. @xref{--trailing-error}.
@node Examples
@chapter A small tutorial with examples
@cindex examples
WARNING! Even if plzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a corrupt
compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors, etc).
Therefore, if the data you are going to compress are important, give the
@samp{--keep} option to plzip and don't remove the original file until
you verify the compressed file with a command like
@w{@samp{plzip -cd file.lz | cmp file -}}.
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 1: Replace a regular file with its compressed version
@samp{file.lz} and show the compression ratio.
@example
plzip -v file
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 2: Like example 1 but the created @samp{file.lz} has a block
size of 1 MiB. The compression ratio is not shown.
@example
plzip -B 1MiB file
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 3: Restore a regular file from its compressed version
@samp{file.lz}. If the operation is successful, @samp{file.lz} is
removed.
@example
plzip -d file.lz
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 4: Verify the integrity of the compressed file @samp{file.lz}
and show status.
@example
plzip -tv file.lz
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 5: Compress a whole device in /dev/sdc and send the output to
@samp{file.lz}.
@example
plzip -c /dev/sdc > file.lz
@end example
@sp 1
@anchor{concat-example}
@noindent
Example 6: The right way of concatenating compressed files.
@xref{Trailing data}.
@example
Don't do this
cat file1.lz file2.lz file3.lz | plzip -d
Do this instead
plzip -cd file1.lz file2.lz file3.lz
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 7: Decompress @samp{file.lz} partially until 10 KiB of
decompressed data are produced.
@example
plzip -cd file.lz | dd bs=1024 count=10
@end example
@sp 1
@noindent
Example 8: Decompress @samp{file.lz} partially from decompressed byte
10000 to decompressed byte 15000 (5000 bytes are produced).
@example
plzip -cd file.lz | dd bs=1000 skip=10 count=5
@end example
@node Problems
@chapter Reporting bugs
@cindex bugs