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[debian/gzip] / gzip.1

diff --git a/gzip.1 b/gzip.1
index 48902bde6a5601fec2c116147e329ed090525de4..faee860f266e2cf96c06d44988b64caf7c1dfe00 100644 (file)
--- a/gzip.1
+++ b/gzip.1
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ gzip, gunzip, zcat \- compress or expand files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ll +8
 .B gzip
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ll +8
 .B gzip

-.RB [ " \-acdfhlLnNrtvV19 " ]
+.RB [ " \-acdfhklLnNrtvV19 " ]
+.RB [ --rsyncable ]

 .RB [ \-S\ suffix ]
 [
 .I "name \&..."
 .RB [ \-S\ suffix ]
 [
 .I "name \&..."


@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ gzip, gunzip, zcat \- compress or expand files
 .ll -8
 .br
 .B gunzip
 .ll -8
 .br
 .B gunzip

-.RB [ " \-acfhlLnNrtvV " ]
+.RB [ " \-acfhklLnNrtvV " ]

 .RB [ \-S\ suffix ]
 [
 .I "name \&..."
 .RB [ \-S\ suffix ]
 [
 .I "name \&..."


@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ gzip, gunzip, zcat \- compress or expand files
 reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77).
 Whenever possible,
 each file is replaced by one with the extension
 reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77).
 Whenever possible,
 each file is replaced by one with the extension

-.B "\&.gz,"
+.BR "\&.gz" ,

 while keeping the same ownership modes, access and modification times.
 (The default extension is
 .B "\-gz"
 while keeping the same ownership modes, access and modification times.
 (The default extension is
 .B "\-gz"


@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Compressed files can be restored to their original form using
 or
 .I gunzip
 or
 or
 .I gunzip
 or

-.I zcat.
+.IR zcat .

 If the original name saved in the compressed file is not suitable for its
 file system, a new name is constructed from the original one to make it
 legal.
 If the original name saved in the compressed file is not suitable for its
 file system, a new name is constructed from the original one to make it
 legal.


@@ -95,14 +96,19 @@ extension.
 .PP
 .I gunzip
 can currently decompress files created by
 .PP
 .I gunzip
 can currently decompress files created by

-.I gzip, zip, compress, compress -H
+.IR gzip ,
+.IR zip ,
+.IR compress ,
+.I "compress -H"

 or
 or

-.I pack.
+.IR pack .

 The detection of the input format is automatic.  When using
 the first two formats,
 .I gunzip
 checks a 32 bit CRC. For
 The detection of the input format is automatic.  When using
 the first two formats,
 .I gunzip
 checks a 32 bit CRC. For

-.I pack, gunzip
+.I pack
+and
+.I gunzip

 checks the uncompressed length. The standard
 .I compress
 format was not designed to allow consistency checks. However
 checks the uncompressed length. The standard
 .I compress
 format was not designed to allow consistency checks. However


@@ -131,18 +137,18 @@ To extract zip files
 with several members, use
 .I unzip
 instead of
 with several members, use
 .I unzip
 instead of

-.I gunzip.
+.IR gunzip .

 .PP
 .I zcat
 is identical to
 .I gunzip
 .PP
 .I zcat
 is identical to
 .I gunzip

-.B \-c.
+.BR \-c .

 (On some systems,
 .I zcat
 may be installed as
 .I gzcat
 to preserve the original link to
 (On some systems,
 .I zcat
 may be installed as
 .I gzcat
 to preserve the original link to

-.I compress.)
+.IR compress .)

 .I zcat
 uncompresses either a list of files on the command line or its
 standard input and writes the uncompressed data on standard output.
 .I zcat
 uncompresses either a list of files on the command line or its
 standard input and writes the uncompressed data on standard output.


@@ -176,17 +182,6 @@ number of used disk blocks almost never increases.
 .I gzip
 preserves the mode, ownership and timestamps of files when compressing
 or decompressing.
 .I gzip
 preserves the mode, ownership and timestamps of files when compressing
 or decompressing.

-.PP
-The
-.I gzip
-file format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1GZIP\s0 file format
-specification version 4.3, <ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1952.txt>,
-Internet RFC 1952 (May 1996).  The
-.I zip
-deflation format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1DEFLATE\s0 Compressed
-Data Format Specification version 1.3,
-<ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1951.txt>, Internet RFC 1951 (May 1996).
-

 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-a --ascii
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-a --ascii


@@ -208,12 +203,12 @@ Force compression or decompression even if the file has multiple links
 or the corresponding file already exists, or if the compressed data
 is read from or written to a terminal. If the input data is not in
 a format recognized by
 or the corresponding file already exists, or if the compressed data
 is read from or written to a terminal. If the input data is not in
 a format recognized by

-.I gzip,
+.IR gzip ,

 and if the option --stdout is also given, copy the input data without change
 to the standard output: let
 .I zcat
 behave as
 and if the option --stdout is also given, copy the input data without change
 to the standard output: let
 .I zcat
 behave as

-.I cat.
+.IR cat .

 If
 .B \-f
 is not given,
 If
 .B \-f
 is not given,


@@ -224,6 +219,9 @@ prompts to verify whether an existing file should be overwritten.
 .B \-h --help
 Display a help screen and quit.
 .TP
 .B \-h --help
 Display a help screen and quit.
 .TP

+.B \-k --keep
+Keep (don't delete) input files during compression or decompression.
+.TP

 .B \-l --list
 For each compressed file, list the following fields:
 
 .B \-l --list
 For each compressed file, list the following fields:
 


@@ -290,17 +288,24 @@ will descend into the directory and compress all the files it finds there
 .I gunzip
 ).
 .TP
 .I gunzip
 ).
 .TP

+.B --rsyncable
+While compressing, synchronize the output occasionally based on the input.
+This increases size by less than 1 percent most cases, but means that the
+.BR rsync (1)
+program can take advantage of similarities in the uncompressed input
+when syncronizing two files compressed with this flag.
+.I gunzip
+cannot tell the difference between a compressed file created with this option,
+and one created without it.
+.TP

 .B \-S .suf   --suffix .suf
 .B \-S .suf   --suffix .suf

-Use suffix .suf instead of .gz. Any suffix can be given, but suffixes
+When compressing, use suffix .suf instead of .gz.
+Any non-empty suffix can be given, but suffixes

 other than .z and .gz should be avoided to avoid confusion when files
 other than .z and .gz should be avoided to avoid confusion when files

-are transferred to other systems.  A null suffix forces gunzip to  try
-decompression on all given files regardless of suffix, as in:
-
-    gunzip -S "" *       (*.* for MSDOS)
+are transferred to other systems.

 
 

-Previous versions of gzip used
-the .z suffix. This was changed to avoid a conflict with
-.I pack.
+When decompressing, add .suf to the beginning of the list of
+suffixes to try, when deriving an output file name from an input file name.

 .TP
 .B \-t --test
 Test. Check the compressed file integrity.
 .TP
 .B \-t --test
 Test. Check the compressed file integrity.


@@ -373,7 +378,7 @@ replacement.
 The environment variable
 .B GZIP
 can hold a set of default options for
 The environment variable
 .B GZIP
 can hold a set of default options for

-.I gzip.
+.IR gzip .

 These options are interpreted first and can be overwritten by
 explicit command line parameters. For example:
       for sh:    GZIP="-8v --name"; export GZIP
 These options are interpreted first and can be overwritten by
 explicit command line parameters. For example:
       for sh:    GZIP="-8v --name"; export GZIP


@@ -389,19 +394,19 @@ The
 .I gzip
 file format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1GZIP\s0 file format
 specification version 4.3,
 .I gzip
 file format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1GZIP\s0 file format
 specification version 4.3,

-.BR <ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1952.txt> ,
+.BR <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt> ,

 Internet RFC 1952 (May 1996).
 The
 .I zip
 deflation format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1DEFLATE\s0 Compressed
 Data Format Specification version 1.3,
 Internet RFC 1952 (May 1996).
 The
 .I zip
 deflation format is specified in P. Deutsch, \s-1DEFLATE\s0 Compressed
 Data Format Specification version 1.3,

-.BR <ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1951.txt> ,
+.BR <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt> ,

 Internet RFC 1951 (May 1996).
 .SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
 Exit status is normally 0;
 if an error occurs, exit status is 1. If a warning occurs, exit status is 2.
 .TP
 Internet RFC 1951 (May 1996).
 .SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
 Exit status is normally 0;
 if an error occurs, exit status is 1. If a warning occurs, exit status is 2.
 .TP

-Usage: gzip [-cdfhlLnNrtvV19] [-S suffix] [file ...]
+Usage: gzip [-cdfhklLnNrtvV19] [-S suffix] [file ...]

 Invalid options were specified on the command line.
 .TP
 \fIfile\fP\^: not in gzip format
 Invalid options were specified on the command line.
 .TP
 \fIfile\fP\^: not in gzip format


@@ -487,9 +492,9 @@ In some rare cases, the --best option gives worse compression than
 the default compression level (-6). On some highly redundant files,
 .I compress
 compresses better than
 the default compression level (-6). On some highly redundant files,
 .I compress
 compresses better than

-.I gzip.
+.IR gzip .

 .SH "COPYRIGHT NOTICE"
 .SH "COPYRIGHT NOTICE"

-Copyright \(co 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright \(co 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 .br
 Copyright \(co 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly
 .PP
 .br
 Copyright \(co 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly
 .PP