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NAME

6       Lzip - data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
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SYNOPSIS

9       lzip [options] [files]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Lzip - A data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.
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OPTIONS

15       -h, --help
16              display this help and exit
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18       -V, --version
19              output version information and exit
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21       -b, --member-size=<n>
22              set member size limit in bytes
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24       -c, --stdout
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27       -d, --decompress
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30       -f, --force
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36       -m, --match-length=<n>
37              set match length limit in bytes [80]
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39       -o, --output=<file>
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42       -q, --quiet
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45       -s, --dictionary-size=<n>
46              set dictionary size limit in bytes [8MiB]
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48       -S, --volume-size=<n>
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51       -t, --test
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54       -v, --verbose
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57       -1 .. -9
58              set compression level [default 6]
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60       --fast alias for -1
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62       --best alias for -9
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64       If  no file names are given, lzip compresses or decompresses from stan‐
65       dard input to standard output.  Numbers may be  followed  by  a  multi‐
66       plier:  k  =  kB  = 10^3 = 1000, Ki = KiB = 2^10 = 1024, M = 10^6, Mi =
67       2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc...
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REPORTING BUGS

70       Report bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org
71       Lzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
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74       Copyright © 2010 Antonio Diaz Diaz.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version  3
75       or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
76       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
77       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

80       The full documentation for Lzip is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If
81       the  info  and  Lzip  programs are properly installed at your site, the
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86       should give you access to the complete manual.
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