mojave man page for compression_tool

COMPRESSION_TOOL(1)					      General Commands Manual					       COMPRESSION_TOOL(1)

NAME
       compression_tool - encode/decode files using the Compression library

SYNOPSIS
       compression_tool -encode | -decode [-a algorithm] [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       compression_tool encodes (compresses), or decodes (uncompresses) files using the Compression library.

OPTIONS
       -encode
	      Encode (compress) the input

       -decode
	      Decode (uncompress) the input

       -a algorithm
	      Set the compression algorithm, valid options are zlib, lzma, lzfse, lz4, lz4_raw.  Default is lzfse.
	      - zlib	  raw DEFLATE payload, as defined in IETF RFC 1951, encoder is zlib level 5,
	      - lzma	  LZMA2 payload inside a XZ container, encoder is LZMA2 preset 6,
	      - lz4	  raw LZ4 payload inside a custom container (described in compression.h),
	      - lz4_raw   raw LZ4 payload,
	      - lzfse	  LZFSE payload.

       -i input_file
	      Input file. If omitted, read from standard input.

       -o output_file
	      Output file. If omitted, write to standard output.

       -v     Increase verbosity. Default is silent operation.

       -h     Print usage and exit.

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