1nbdkit-gzip-plugin(1)               NBDKIT               nbdkit-gzip-plugin(1)
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NAME

6       nbdkit-gzip-plugin - nbdkit gzip plugin
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SYNOPSIS

9        nbdkit gzip [file=]FILENAME.gz
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DESCRIPTION

12       "nbdkit-gzip-plugin" is a file serving plugin for nbdkit(1).
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14       It serves the named "FILENAME.gz" over NBD, uncompressing it on the
15       fly.  The plugin only supports read-only connections.
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17       Note that gzip files are not very good for random access in large files
18       because seeking to a position in the gzip file involves uncompressing
19       lots of data.  A more practical method to compress large disk images is
20       to use the xz(1) format and nbdkit-xz-plugin(1).
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PARAMETERS

23       [file=]FILENAME.gz
24           Serve the compressed file named "FILENAME.gz".
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26           This parameter is required.
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28           "file=" is a magic config key and may be omitted in most cases.
29           See "Magic parameters" in nbdkit(1).
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SEE ALSO

32       nbdkit-xz-plugin(1), nbdkit(1), nbdkit-plugin(3).
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AUTHORS

35       Richard W.M. Jones
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38       Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat Inc.
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LICENSE

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